Functional Characterization of Odorant Receptors in Disease Vector Mosquitoes
This dissertation is concerned with the expression patterns, functionality and mechanisms of disease vector mosquito odorant receptors. The principal afrotropical vector for malaria, Anopheles gambiae, discriminates human host cues through the use of a highly divergent family of odorant receptors (A...
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VANDERBILT
2013
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-03282011-123155/ |