Stable reference genes for the measurement of transcript abundance during larval caste development in the honeybee

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-366

  Cameron, Rosannah C ^a,b   Duncan, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Dearden, Peter K ^a,b  

^a National Research Centre for Growth and Development Auckland   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

caste development; gene expression; larval development

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CASTE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUEEN; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 84878880668     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0187-0     Document Type: Article

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