Immune-related gene expression in nurse honey bees (Apis mellifera) exposed to synthetic acaricides

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-119

  Garrido, Paula Melisa ^a   Antúnez, Karina ^b   Martín, Mariana ^c   Porrini, Martín Pablo ^a   Zunino, Pablo ^b   Eguaras, Martín Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^c Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Immune related genes; LC50; Synthetic acaricides

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; INSECT PROTEIN;

ACARICIDE; APICULTURE; CYTOLOGY; ECTOPARASITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; IMMUNITY; MITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; BEES; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 84872832420     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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