Elevation of dopamine level reduces hostseeking activity in the adult female mosquito Aedes albopictus

Background: Mosquito-borne viruses are transmitted to human hosts via blood-feeding behavior of female mosquitoes. Female mosquitoes seek a host to take blood meals (host-seeking behavior). In order to prevent virus infections, it is important to understand how they modulate host-seeking behavior....

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Main Authors: Yuki, Fukumitsu, Keiichi, Irie, Tomomitsu, Satho, Hitoshi, Aonuma, Hamady, Dieng, Abu Hassan, Ahmad, Yukihiko, Nakashima, Kenichi, Mishima, Nobuhiro, Kashige, Fumio, Miake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Parasites & Vectors 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10246/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10246/1/Elevation%20of%20dopamine%20level%20reduces%20host-seeking%20activity%20in%20the%20adult%20female%20mosquito%20Aedes%20albopictus%20%28abstract%29.pdf