The neonicotinoids, the newest major class of insecticides, have outstanding potency and systemic action for crop protection against piercing-sucking pests, and they are highly effective for flea… (More)
Neonicotinoids, the most important new class of synthetic insecticides of the past three decades, are used to control sucking insects both on plants and on companion animals. Imidacloprid (the… (More)
Neuroactive insecticides are the principal means of protecting crops, people, livestock, and pets from pest insect attack and disease transmission. Currently, the four major nerve targets are… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1996
Fipronil is an outstanding new insecticide for crop protection with good selectivity between insects and mammals. The insecticidal action involves blocking the lambda-aminobutyric acid-gated chloride… (More)
The target site for cantharidin (CA) and its analogues was isolated recently from mouse liver and identified as protein phosphatase (PP2A) in the heterodimeric form known as PP2A2. The most toxic CA… (More)
The Ca2+-ryanodine receptor complex is a functional unit at the terminal cisternae (TC) of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) whose proteins comprise the Ca2+ release channels which may be involved in… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2006
Several major insecticides, including alpha-endosulfan, lindane, and fipronil, and the botanical picrotoxinin are noncompetitive antagonists (NCAs) for the GABA receptor. We showed earlier that human… (More)