Protein content and pattern during mucus gland maturation and its ecdysteroid control in honey bee drones

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-267

  Colonello, Nínive Aguiar ^a   Hartfelder, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Ecdysone; Male accessory gland; Mucus protein; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; MUCUS; PROTEIN;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0038660752     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003019     Document Type: Article

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