DEET and other repellents are inhibitors of mosquito odorant receptors for oviposition attractants
Pingxi Xu, Fangfang Zeng, Robert H. Bedoukian, Walter S. Leal
The paper investigates how DEET and other repellents inhibit mosquito odorant receptors involved in oviposition attractants, showing dose-dependent inhibitory effects and modulation of receptor responses.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Aug 22, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience