Evaluation of Isotope 32P Method to Mark Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Laboratory

• Main Authors: Chongxing Zhang (Author), Guihong Shi (Author), Yuqiang Zhao (Author), Dongmei Yan (Author), Huaiju Li (Author), Hongmei Liu (Author), Itsanun Wiwatanaratanabutr (Author), Maoqing Gong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of the current study was to develop a marking technique as an internal marker to mark post blood meal mosquitoes by using stable phosphate isotope 32P and determine the optimal concentration of it. Methods: An isotonic physiological saline solution, containing different concentra...