Nurse Worker Hypopharyngeal Gland Dissection and Staining
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Hypopharyngeal Gland Acini Measurement
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Results: Representative Hypopharyngeal Gland Sizes of Nurse-aged Worker Bees
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Conclusion
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This method can help answer key questions in the honey bee nutrition field, about the link between poor nutrition and hypopharyngeal gland growth and development. The main advantage of this technique is that one can use it to easily stain, visuali
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Hypopharyngeal gland acinus size is a robust measure of nurse honey bee nutrition. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for dissecting, staining, imaging, and measuring nurse bee hypopharyngeal gland acini.