Ventral nerve cord remodeling in a stingless bee (Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides, Hymenoptera, Apidae) depends on ecdysteroid fluctuation and programmed cell death.

Pinto, Lucimara Z; Laure, Marcela A F B; Bitondi, Márcia M G; Hartfelder, Klaus; Simões, Zilá L P

Pinto, Lucimara Z; Laure, Marcela A F B; Bitondi, Márcia M G; Hartfelder, Klaus; Simões, Zilá L P.

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Pinto LZ; Departamento de Genética, FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Int J Dev Biol ; 47(5): 385-8, 2003 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12895033

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Apoptosis; Bees/physiology; Ecdysteroids/metabolism; Nerve Tissue/physiology; Nerve Tissue/ultrastructure; Peripheral Nervous System/physiology; Peripheral Nervous System/ultrastructure; Animals; In Situ Nick-End Labeling; Metamorphosis, Biological; Microscopy, Electron; Radioimmunoassay; Time Factors

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bees / Apoptosis / Peripheral Nervous System / Ecdysteroids / Nerve Tissue Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Int J Dev Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / EMBRIOLOGIA Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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