Nuclear Immunolocalization of Hexamerins in the Fat Body of Metamorphosing Honey Bees
Hexamerins are storage proteins with primordial functions in insect metamorphosis. They are actively secreted by the larval fat body and stored in the hemolymph. During metamorphosis, they return to the fat body to be processed. For decades, these proteins were thought to exclusively function as an...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/4/1039 |