Radiation biology of mosquitoes

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Helinski, Michelle E H ^a,b   Parker, Andrew G ^a   Knols, Bart G J ^c,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d KandS Consulting   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSECT; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE STERILIZATION; MATING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIGMOID; SPERMATOGENESIS; X IRRADIATION; ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; RADIOBIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 72149134194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-S2-S6     Document Type: Article

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