Page 1/30 Neurotoxic Zanthoxylum chalybeum root constituents invoke mosquito larval growth retardation through ecdysteroidogenic CYP450s transcriptional perturbations Jackson Mbithi Muema ( jackson_mbithi@yahoo.com ) Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Joel L. Bargul Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology James M. Mutunga US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa Meshack A. Obonyo Egerton University George O. Asudi Kenyatta University Sospeter N. Njeru Kisii University College Faculty of Health Sciences Research Keywords: Mosquitoes, Neurotoxicity, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Natural products, Growth retardation, Ecdysteroidogenic CYP450s, Vector control DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-49975/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License