Synthesis and chemical composition of mucus gland secretions in Apis cerana indica

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-496

  Sawarkar, Arun Baburao ^a   Tembhare, Dnyaneshwar Bapuji ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apis cerana indica; mucus gland; protein profile

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HONEYBEE; LIPID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUCUS; PROTEIN; PUPA; SECRETION;

APIS CERANA INDICA;

EID: 77956781908     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009078     Document Type: Article

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