Sperm storage and antioxidative enzyme expression in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Collins, A M ^a   Williams, V ^a   Evans, J D ^a,b  

^a USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Reproduction; Social insect; Sperm longevity; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PRIMER DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GONAD; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEES; CATALASE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GONADS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN; SEX FACTORS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 1942536529     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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