Detection and mechanism of pediculicide resistance in human head louse, Pediculus capitis
An improved in vitro rearing system, based on a silicone-reinforced Parafilm® M membrane, human hair tufts and reconstituted human blood, enabled the large-scale rearing of pediculicide-susceptible (EC-HL) and resistant (FL-HL and BR-HL) strains of human head lice. Developmental time differed for ea...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2006
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3242369 |