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Ontogeny of the pupal salivary, hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands and the role of apoptosis during metamorphosis in Apis mellifera
Description
Amongst the most studied of the social insects, the honey bee has a prominent place due to its economic importance and influence on human societies. Honey bee colonies can have over 50,000 individuals, whose activities are coordinated by chemical signals called pheromones. Because these pheromones are secreted from various exocrine glands, the proper development and function of these glands are vital to colony dynamics. In this thesis, I present a study of the developmental ontogeny of the exocrine glands found in the head of the honey bee. In Chapter 2, I elucidate how the larval salivary gland transitions to an adult salivary gland through apoptosis and cell growth, differentiation and migration. I also explain the development of the hypopharyngeal and the mandibular gland using apoptotic markers and cytoskeletal markers like tubulin and actin. I explain the fundamental developmental plan for the formation of the glands and show that apoptosis plays an important role in the transformation toward an adult gland.
Date Created
2018
Contributors
- Nath, Rachna (Author)
- Gadau, Juergen (Thesis advisor)
- Rawls, Alan (Committee member)
- Harrison, Jon (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
71 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.50605
Level of coding
minimal
Note
Masters Thesis Biology 2018
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- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
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