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Yamanaka, N., O'Connor, M.B. (2011). Apiology: royal secrets in the queen's fat body.  Curr. Biol. 21(13): R510--R512.
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FBrf0216984
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Abstract
Royalactin, a component of royal jelly, induces queen differentiation in honeybees. Surprisingly, royalactin has a similar effect on growth in fruit flies, highlighting many unexpected features of growth regulation by the insect fat tissue.
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21741589
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.037
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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