Molecular detection of novel Glutamate-gated chloride channel mutations in field collected human head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) from Iran

Abstract Objective Recently, insecticides such as ivermectin, which targets glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) channels in the nervous system of invertebrates, have gained attention for the treatment of head lice. However, resistance to this insecticide threatens the effectiveness of head lous...

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Main Authors: Vahid Mansouri, Saber Gholizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07176-5
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