Vitellogenin, juvenile hormone, insulin signaling, and queen honey bee longevity
Vitellogenin, juvenile hormone, insulin signaling, and queen honey bee longevity
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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In most animals, longevity is achieved at the expense of fertility, but queen honey bees do not show this tradeoff. Queens are both long-lived and fertile, whereas workers, derived from the same genome, are both relatively short-lived and normally sterile. It has been suggested, on the basis of results from workers, that vitellogenin (Vg), best kno...
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Vitellogenin, juvenile hormone, insulin signaling, and queen honey bee longevity
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1852330
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1852330
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0701909104
