Studies of Some Alkaloids for Toxicity on the Larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-85

  Das, B P ^a   Chowdhury, D N ^a   Choudhury, B ^b   Das, G K ^a   Choudhury, T Roy ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Durgapur Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Gly cozolidine; Glycosolone; Glycozoline; Mahanimbine; Piperine; Piperonal; Piperonylic acid; Toxicity tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013685120     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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