Age-dependent changes in structure and function of the male labial gland in Bombus terrestris

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 204-214

  Šobotník, Jan ^a   Kalinová, Blanka ^a   Cahlíková, Lucie ^b   Weyda, František ^c,d   Ptáček, Vladimír ^e   Valterová, Irena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^e MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bumblebee; Electroantennography; Male marking pheromone; Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

APOPTOSIS; BEE; CELL ORGANELLE; PHEROMONE; QUEEN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLANDS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 38149017733     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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