Olfactory receptors on the antennae of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae are sensitive to ammonia and other sweat-borne components

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 455-464

  Meijerink, J ^a,b   Braks, M A H ^a,c   Van Loon, J J A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anopheles gambiae; Olfaction; Receptor neurons; Sweat borne components

Indexed keywords

6 METHYL 5 HEPTEN 2 ONE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; ETHER; GERANYL ACETONE; INDOLE; ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMELLING; SWEAT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 0035099782     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(00)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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