Mosquito repellent activity of the methanol extracts of some ascidian species

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 358-361

  Hussein, Zeti Azura Mohd ^c   Jantan, Ibrahim Bin ^a   Awaludin, Alma ^c   Ahmad, Nazni Wasi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Anopheles maculatus; Ascidians; Culex quinquefasciatus; Methanol extracts; Mosquito repellent; Tunicates

Indexed keywords

DIDEMNUM EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DOSE RESPONSE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES MACULATUS; APLIDIUM; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CLAVELINA; CLAVELINA PICTA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIDEMNUM; DIDEMNUM SP.; EUDISTOMA; EUDISTOMA OBSCURATUM; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PHALLUSIA; PROTOZOA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0038385415     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.5.358.8456     Document Type: Article

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