Site-directed mutagenesis of an acetylcholinesterase gene from the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti confers insecticide insensitivity

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-244

  Vaughan, A ^a   Rocheleau, T ^a   Ffrench Constant, R ^a  

^a 237 Russell Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; INSECTICIDE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; MUSCIDAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0031282410     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1997.4244     Document Type: Article

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