"Insect Repellents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Substances causing insects to turn away from them or reject them as food.
| Descriptor ID |
D007302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.706.434 D27.720.031.700.441 D27.888.723.441
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insect Repellents" by people in Profiles.
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Repellent and acaricidal activity of coconut oil fatty acids and their derivative compounds and catnip oil against Amblyomma sculptum. Vet Parasitol. 2021 Dec; 300:109591.
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Natural product studies of U.S. endangered plants: volatile components of Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) repel mosquitoes and ticks. Phytochemistry. 2012 Aug; 80:28-36.
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N,N,-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) suppresses humoral immunological function in B6C3F1 mice. Toxicol Sci. 2009 Mar; 108(1):110-23.
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Prevention of arthropod-related disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Dec; 51(6):947-54.
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Does anything beat DEET? Pediatr Ann. 2004 Jul; 33(7):443-53.
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Evaluation of immunotoxicity induced by single or concurrent exposure to N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), pyridostigmine bromide (PYR), and JP-8 jet fuel. Toxicol Ind Health. 2001 Jun; 17(5-10):192-209.
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Insect repellents: an overview. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 Apr; 38(4):644-5.