In vitro biosynthesis of juvenile hormone in larval honey bees: Comparison of six media

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 646-648

  Rachinsky, Anna ^a,b   Hartfelder, Klaus ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Caste development; Corpora allata; Hymenoptera; Insect organ culture; Radiochemical assay

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INORGANIC SALT; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHIONINE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE; SUGAR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS ALLATUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; HONEYBEE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LARVA; NONHUMAN; RADIOASSAY; STOICHIOMETRY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032446732     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-996-0014-x     Document Type: Article

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