The sugar meal of the african malaria mosquito anopheles gambiae and how deterrent compounds interfere with it: A behavioural and neurophysiological study

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1292-1306

  Kessler, Sébastien ^a   Vlimant, Michèle ^a   Guerin, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Feeding deterrent; Insect gustation; Malaria mosquito; Nectar feeding; Taste neurone

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CAFFEINE; DENATONIUM BENZOATE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; SUCROSE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMORECEPTOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSILLUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BERBERINE; CAFFEINE; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NIGERIA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; QUINIDINE; QUININE; SENSILLA; SUCROSE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84876139985     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.076588     Document Type: Article

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