Monoterpenes from thyme (Thymus vulgaris) as potential mosquito repellents

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-83

  Park, Byeoung Soo ^a   Choi, Won Sik ^b   Kim, Jeong Han ^a   Kim, Kap Ho ^c   Lee, Sung Eun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Terpinene; Culex pipiens pallens; Mosquito repellent

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PALLENS; INSECTA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

4 CYMENE; 4-CYMENE; CARVACROL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; GAMMA-TERPINENE; INSECT REPELLENT; LINALOOL; TERPENE; TERPINENE; THYMOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; HUMAN; THYME;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MONOTERPENES; PLANT OILS; THYMOL; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 16444376690     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[80:MFTTVA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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