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Regulation of Brain Gene Expression in Honey Bees by Queen Mandibular Pheromone

ABSTRACT: Expression profiling of honey bee brains exposed to queen mandibular pheromone. Exposure was performed in cages for 3 and 4 days; 3 and 4 days-old bees were analyzed

ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera ligustica

SUBMITTER: Cedric Alaux

PROVIDER: E-TABM-1102 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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