The Constancy of Cholinesterase Activity in Adult Honeybees
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 17 (4) , 173-175
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1978.11099923
Abstract
Although published data show the Cholinesterase level in adult worker honeybees found in hives to be more than double that in foraging honeybees, no significant change with age or activity was found when bees from indoor cages or free-flying outdoor colonies were assayed. It is concluded that when Cholinesterase levels are only half normal, poisoning of the bees should be suspected.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Honeybee Pesticide Mortality: Intoxication Versus Acetylcholinesterase ConcentrationJournal of Apicultural Research, 1974
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activityBiochemical Pharmacology, 1961
- The relation of cholinesterase activity to change in cell number with age in the brain of the adult worker honeybeeJournal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology, 1950