Scent of a human: The mosquito olfactory system defies dogma to ensure attraction to humans.

McLaughlin, Colleen N; Luo, Liqun

McLaughlin, Colleen N; Luo, Liqun.

Afiliação

McLaughlin CN; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: cnm@stanford.edu.
Luo L; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: lluo@stanford.edu.

Cell ; 185(17): 3079-3081, 2022 08 18.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35985284

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Mosquitoes are strongly attracted to humans, and their bites not only cause intense itch but can beget severe diseases. In this issue of Cell, Herre et al. reveal that non-canonical olfactory circuit organization and coding likely endow mosquitoes with a robust ability to locate human hosts.

Assuntos

Aedes; Anopheles; Animais; Humanos; Odorantes; Feromônios

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aedes / Anopheles Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

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