Insect repellents: modulators of mosquito odorant receptor activity.

BACKGROUND: DEET, 2-undecanone (2-U), IR3535 and Picaridin are widely used as insect repellents to prevent interactions between humans and many arthropods including mosquitoes. Their molecular action has only recently been studied, yielding seemingly contradictory theories including odorant-dependen...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D Bohbot, Joseph C Dickens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2920324?pdf=render