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Expression of the Prophenoloxidase Gene and Phenoloxidase Activity, During the Development of Apis Mellifera Brood Infected with Varroa Destructor Cover

Expression of the Prophenoloxidase Gene and Phenoloxidase Activity, During the Development of Apis Mellifera Brood Infected with Varroa Destructor

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 59 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
By: Ewa A. Zaobidna,  Krystyna Żółtowska and  Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat  
Open Access
|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 93
Submitted on: Mar 13, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 7, 2015
Published on: Dec 9, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Apis mellifera,
phenoloxidase activity,
prophenoloxidase gen expression,
Varroa destructor
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
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Zoology

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