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Dietary and Plasmodium challenge effects on the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of Anopheles albimanus.
Scientific reports - 27 May 2021
Claudio-Piedras Fabiola, Recio-Tótoro Benito, Cime-Castillo Jorge, Condé Renaud, Maffei Massimo, Lanz-Mendoza Humberto
Abstract excerpt
The cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile reflects the insects' physiological states. These include age, sex, reproductive stage, and gravidity. Environmental factors such as diet, relative humidity or exposure to insecticides also affect the CHC composition in mosquitoes. In this work, the CHC profile was analyzed in two Anopheles albimanus phenotypes with different degrees of susceptibility to Plasmodium, the...
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