The insecticide pymetrozine selectively affects chordotonal mechanoreceptors

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 4451-4466

  Ausborn, Jessica ^a   Wolf, Harald ^a   Mader, Wolfgang ^a   Kayser, Hartmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemical ablation; Chordotonal organ; Insecticide; Leg motor control; Locust; Pymetrozine

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYMETROZINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GRASSHOPPER; LOCOMOTION; MECHANORECEPTOR; STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECTICIDES; LOCOMOTION; MECHANORECEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TRIAZINES;

TEGULA;

EID: 29744435751     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01917     Document Type: Article

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