The effect of lufenuron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, on oogenesis of Rhodnius prolixus

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-67

  Mansur, Juliana F ^a   Figueira Mansur, Janaina ^a   Santos, Amanda S ^a   Santos Junior, Heliomar ^a   Ramos, Isabela B ^a   de Medeiros, Marcelo Neves ^a   Machado, Ednildo A ^a,b   Kaiser, Carlos R ^a   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^c   Masuda, Hatisaburo ^a,b   Vasconcellos, Ana Maria H ^a   Melo, Ana Claudia A ^a,b   Moreira, Mônica F ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular INCT EM CNPq   (Brazil)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoylphenylurea; Chitin; Lufenuron; Ovaries; Rhodnius prolixus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954958170     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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