Programmed cell death in the honey-bee (Apis Mellifera L.) larvae midgut

Cell Biology International

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Gregorc, Aleš ^a,b   Bowen, Ivor D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Apis mellifera; Cell death; Histology; Honeybee larvae; Larvae; Metamorphosis; Programmed cell death; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HONEYBEE; LARVA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031105187     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1997.0127     Document Type: Article

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