Effect of ivermectin on the life cycle and larval fat body of Culex quinquefasciatus

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Alves, Stenio Nunes ^a   Serrão, José Eduardo ^a   Mocelin, Giovani ^a   De Melo, Alan Lane ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diptera; Fat body; Insecticide; Mosquito; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944371393     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132004000300014     Document Type: Article

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