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Identification and age-dependence of pteridines in bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) and bat bugs (C. pipistrelli) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Determining the age of free-living insects, particularly of blood-sucking species, is important for human health because such knowledge critically influences the estimates of biting frequency and vectoring ability. Genetic age determination is currently not available. Pteridines gradually accumulate...

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Autores principales: Křemenová, Jana, Balvín, Ondřej, Otti, Oliver, Pavonič, Michal, Reinhardt, Klaus, Šimek, Zdeněk, Bartonička, Tomáš
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32576867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66919-5