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The characteristic response of domestic cats to plant iridoids allows them to gain chemical defense against mosquitoes

Domestic cats and other felids rub their faces and heads against catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) and roll on the ground as a characteristic response. While this response is well known, its biological function and underlying mechanism remain undetermined. Here, we uncover...

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Autores principales: Uenoyama, Reiko, Miyazaki, Tamako, Hurst, Jane L., Beynon, Robert J., Adachi, Masaatsu, Murooka, Takanobu, Onoda, Ibuki, Miyazawa, Yu, Katayama, Rieko, Yamashita, Tetsuro, Kaneko, Shuji, Nishikawa, Toshio, Miyazaki, Masao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33523929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd9135