Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors: A new approach to an old subject

Parassitologia

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 315-318

  Hemingway, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Esterase; Gene amplification; Gene regulation; Glutathione transferase; Insecticide resistance

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; ESTERASES; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0033181929     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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