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Expression of Vitellogenin and Transferrin in Activated Ovaries of Worker Honey Bees, Apis mellifera

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We thank Michael Duncan for rearing bees. We thank Dr. Robert Butcher (Publication Counselling Unit, Chulalongkorn University) for his constructive comments in preparing this manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the Royal Golden Jubilee PhD Program, The Thailand Research Fund for Miss Preeyada Koywiwattrakul, RGJ No. 4.C.CU/44/B.1

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Koywiwattrakul, P., Sittipraneed, S. Expression of Vitellogenin and Transferrin in Activated Ovaries of Worker Honey Bees, Apis mellifera . Biochem Genet 47, 19–26 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-008-9202-6

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