Among the factors that can help to diminish and control populations of Varroa destructor in colonies of Apis mellifera is grooming behaviour. This behaviour consists of the capacity of the bee to detect, bite and eliminate parasites in the phoretic stage. In this investigation we evaluated the pr...
Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase (DAP) activity towards L-leucylglycine-beta-naphthylamide (Leu-Gly NA) was characterized in pupae and adult extracts of Apis mellifera. Enzyme activity was more conspicuous in pupae than in adult extracts and it seemed to be concentrated in digestive tract tissues. Two g...
Del Lama, MA
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Boraschi, D
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Soares, AEE
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Duran, XA
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[Genetic characterization of a polymorphic dipeptidyl aminopeptidase of Apis mellifera]
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Genetic characterization of a polymorphic dipeptidyl aminopeptidase of Apis mellifera
Microvesicles are key players in cellular communication. As glandular secretions present a rich source of active exosomes, we hypothesized that exosome-like vesicles are present in Apis mellifera hypopharyngeal gland secretomal products (honey, royal jelly and bee pollen), and participate in thei...