Potential of laticifer fluids for inhibiting Aedes aegypti larval development: Evidence for the involvement of proteolytic activity

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 805-812

  Ramos, Márcio V ^a   Pereira, Danielle A ^a   Souza, Diego P ^a   Araújo, Eliane S ^a   Freitas, Cléverson D T ^a   Cavalheiro, Mariana G ^a   Matos, Mayara Patricia V ^a   Carvalho, Ana F U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Biological control; Cysteine proteinases; Larvae; Latex; Papain

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CARICA PAPAYA; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; PLUMERIA RUBRA;

EID: 70350256033     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000600001     Document Type: Article

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