Immunogold localization of vitellogenin in the ovaries, hypopharyngeal glands and head fat bodies of honeybee workers, Apis mellifera

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Seehuus, Siri Christine ^a   Norberg, Kari ^a   Krekling, Trygve ^a   Fondrk, Kim ^b   Amdam, Gro V ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Aging; Anti vitellogenin; Immunohistochemistry; Oocyte; Secretory acini; Trophocyte; Vesicle transport

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FAT BODY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OOCYTES; OVARY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 35548976115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.5201     Document Type: Article

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