Molecular Mechanism of Action of Neonicotinoid Insecticides

Since neonicotinoid insecticides were first introduced several years ago, most of them have been banned by the European Union due to their potentially adverse effects on humans and useful insects [...].

• Publication year

  2023

• Venue

  International Journal of Molecular Sciences

• Publication date

  2023-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/ijms24065484PMID 36982557PMCID 10056306
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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