Cytochemical studies of the nuclei of the venom glands' cells of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 295-299

  Magalhães De Abreu, Rusleyd Maria ^a   Silva De Moraes, Regina Lúcia Morelli ^b   Taboga, Sebastião Roberto ^b   Camargo Mathias, Maria Izabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cytochemistry; Venom gland; Worker

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEGENERATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; EXOCRINE GLAND; HONEYBEE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA SYNTHESIS; SECRETORY CELL; VENOM GLAND;

EID: 14544268682     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.37.295     Document Type: Article

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