Fat body lipolysis connects poor nutrition to hypopharyngeal gland degradation in Apis mellifera.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.04.001
Abstract: The hypopharyngeal glands (HGs) of honey bee nurse workers secrete the major protein fraction of jelly, a protein and lipid rich substance fed to developing larvae, other worker bees, and queens. A hallmark of poorly… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; fat body; body lipolysis; body ... See more keywords