Distribution of acid phosphatases in the hypopharyngeal glands from workers, queens and males of a Brazilian stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica Latreille: An ultrastructural cytochemical study
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2001-12-01
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Cássia Costa, Rosiléia Ana [UNESP]
Cruz-Landim, Carminda da [UNESP]
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The present study reports the localization of acid phosphatase in the hypopharyngeal gland cells from workers (newly-emerged, nurse and forager), queens (newly-emerged and laying) and males (newly-emerged and mature for mating) of the Brazilian stingless bee, Scaptotrigona postica. The phosphatase activity varied in intensity and localization depending on the individual class, physiological age and the substrate used. In newly-emerged workers, the phosphatase-positive sites suggest the involvement of the enzyme with cellular differentiation that occurs in the presecretory phase, in nurse workers with protein synthesis and in forager workers with changes in cellular activity or glandular regression. In males mature for mating and laying queens, the positive sites are related to secretory activity, showing that the gland maintains some activity in spite of the regressive aspect. Of the substrates used, β-glycerophosphate gave the least specific localization.
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acid phosphatase, glycerol 2 phosphate, animal tissue, bee, Brazil, cell activity, cell differentiation, cell ultrastructure, controlled study, cytochemistry, enzyme activity, enzyme localization, enzyme substrate, female, hypopharynx, male, nonhuman, priority journal, protein synthesis, Scaptotrigona postica, worker, Acid Phosphatase, Animals, Bees, Exocrine Glands, Female, Hypopharynx, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Microscopy, Electron, Sex Factors, Animalia, Apoidea, Scaptotrigona
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Histochemical Journal, v. 33, n. 11-12, p. 653-662, 2001.