Nutrigenomics in honey bees: digital gene expression analysis of pollen's nutritive effects on healthy and varroa-parasitized bees
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malnutrition is a major factor affecting animal health, resistance to disease and survival. In honey bees (<it>Apis mellifera</it>), pollen, which is the main dietary source of proteins, amino acids and lipids, is essenti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/496 |