Expression of two microRNAs, ame-mir-276 and -1000, in the adult honeybee (Apis mellifera) brain

Apidologie

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-102

  Hori, Sayaka ^a,b   Kaneko, Kumi ^a   Saito, Takeshi H ^a   Takeuchi, Hideaki ^a   Kubo, Takeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Brain; Gene expression; Honey bee; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; NEUROLOGY; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 80054704533     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010032     Document Type: Article

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