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. 1954 Mar 20;37(4):471–481. doi: 10.1085/jgp.37.4.471

THE ODOROUS ATTRACTANT OF THE AMERICAN COCKROACH, PERIPLANETA AMERICANA (L.)

II. A BIOASSAY METHOD FOR THE ATTRACTANT

D R A Wharton 1, Gail Lorenz Miller 1, Martha L Wharton 1
PMCID: PMC2147442  PMID: 13143183

Abstract

A method has been developed for the assay of the odorous attractant of the cockroach, P. americana. The method, called the counterpoint test, employs two matched groups of roaches and provides for a simultaneous titration of standard and unknown. It has a statistical error of ±40 per cent at a level of significance of 95 per cent.

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  1. WHARTON D. R., MILLER G. L., WHARTON M. L. The odorous attractant of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.). I. Quantitative aspects of the response to the attractant. J Gen Physiol. 1954 Mar;37(4):461–469. doi: 10.1085/jgp.37.4.461. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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