Xenobiotic effects on intestinal stem cell proliferation in adult honey bee (Apis mellifera L) workers.

The causes of the current global decline in honey bee health are unknown. One major group of hypotheses invokes the pesticides and other xenobiotics to which this important pollinator species is often exposed. Most studies have focused on mortality or behavioral deficiencies in exposed honey bees wh...

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Main Authors: Cordelia Forkpah, Luke R Dixon, Susan E Fahrbach, Olav Rueppell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946715?pdf=render