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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MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bees / growth & development*
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Bees / physiology
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Body Size / drug effects
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Body Weight / drug effects
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Drosophila melanogaster / physiology
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Fat Body / metabolism*
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Fatty Acids
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Female
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Fertility / drug effects
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Insect Proteins / metabolism*
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Insect Proteins / pharmacology
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Juvenile Hormones / metabolism
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Larva / drug effects
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Larva / growth & development
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Phenotype
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Signal Transduction
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Social Dominance*
Substances
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Fatty Acids
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Insect Proteins
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Juvenile Hormones
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royal jelly