Evaluation of rhodamine B as an orally delivered biomarker for rodents and a feed-through transtadial biomarker for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1131-1137

  Mascari, T M ^a   Foil, L D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Feed through; Phlebotomus papatasi; Rhodamine B; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; DIPTERA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; RODENTIA;

FLUORESCENT DYE; RHODAMINE; RHODAMINE B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LARVA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHLEBOTOMUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LARVA; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHLEBOTOMUS; RHODAMINES;

EID: 70350494533     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0521     Document Type: Article

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