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. 2012 Oct 22;3(4):1039–1055. doi: 10.3390/insects3041039

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Western blot analysis of the four hexamerins (HEX 110, HEX 70a, HEX 70b and HEX 70c) in the hemolymph and fat body of developing Apis mellifera workers. L5F and L5S: feeding and spinning fifth instar larvae. PP: pharate pupa. Pw: pupa. Pb, Pbm: successive phases of pharate adults. NE: newly ecdysed adult. Nu: nurse bee. Fo: forager bee. The western blots showing HEX 70a in the fat body and in the hemolymph of pharate adults (Pb and Pbm phases) and adults (three days old Nu and 24 days old Fo) were shown previously (see Figure 2 in [28]).