Neonicotinoids
"Neonicotinoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of insecticides that are structurally similar to NICOTINE and have physiologically similar effects as agonists of NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS, but are less toxic to vertebrates. They are widely used in agriculture.
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D000073943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.464
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neonicotinoids" by people in Profiles.
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Tackenberg MC, Giannoni-Guzm?n MA, Sanchez-Perez E, Doll CA, Agosto-Rivera JL, Broadie K, Moore D, McMahon DG. Neonicotinoids disrupt circadian rhythms and sleep in honey bees. Sci Rep. 2020 10 21; 10(1):17929.