Cell death in ovarioles causes permanent sterility in Frieseomelitta varia worker bees

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-282

  Boleli, Isabel Cristina ^a,b   Paulino Simões, Zilá Luz ^a   Bitondi, Márcia Maria Gentile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell death; Ovaries; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFERTILITY; INSECT; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; CELL DEATH; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVARY; OVUM; PUPA;

EID: 0033486323     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199912)242:3<271::AID-JMOR6>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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