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Down-Regulation of Honey Bee IRS Gene Biases Behavior toward Food Rich in Protein

Food choice and eating behavior affect health and longevity. Large-scale research efforts aim to understand the molecular and social/behavioral mechanisms of energy homeostasis, body weight, and food intake. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) could provide a model for these studies since individuals vary i...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ying, Mutti, Navdeep S., Ihle, Kate E., Siegel, Adam, Dolezal, Adam G., Kaftanoglu, Osman, Amdam, Gro V.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2848551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20369023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000896