Evaluation of the laboratory rabbit model for screening topical mosquito repellents

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 142-143

  Rutledge, L C ^a   Gupta, R K ^b   Mehr, Z A ^c   Buescher, M D ^a   Reifenrath, W G ^d  

^a Walter Reed Army Inst of Research ^*  (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Headquarters   (United States)

^d Reifenrath Consulting and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG SCREENING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DEET; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; RABBITS;

EID: 0030101307     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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