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Description: (A) Photomicrograph of sting apparatus components -Dufour's gland (DG), poison gland/sac (PG), and sting in the worker. (B) Proposed pathway of trail pheromone biosynthesis in the worker. (C) SolinPBAN induces trail pheromone biosynthesis after SolinPBAN injection into workers. DGs were dissected from adult workers 6 h after SolinPBAN or saline (control) injection. The mean production of pheromone increased more than 30 ng (>19%) per ant after SolinPBAN injection. Data were analysed by two-tailed unpaired t-test (P = 0.0054, n≥35)
Title: Photomicrograph of sting apparatus components journal.pone.0050400
Credit: Image file from Choi, M.Y.; Vander Meer, R.K.; Renou, M. (2012). "Ant trail pheromone biosynthesis is triggered by a neuropeptide hormone". PLOS ONE. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0050400. PMID 23226278. PMC: 3511524.
Author: Choi, M.Y.; Vander Meer, R.K.; Renou, M
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