Division of labor in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): The role of tyramine β-hydroxylase

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2774-2784

  Lehman, Herman K ^a   Schulz, David J ^c   Barron, Andrew B ^c   Wraight, Lydia ^c   Hardison, Chris ^a   Whitney, Sandra ^a   Takeuchi, Hideaki ^b   Paul, Rajib K ^b   Robinson, Gene E ^c  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Octopamine; Tyramine; Tyramine beta hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; OCTOPAMINE; TYRAMINE BETA HYDROXYLASE; TYRAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCTOPAMINE; RNA, MESSENGER;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33747033104     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02296     Document Type: Article

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