Effects of imidacloprid metabolites on habituation in honeybees suggest the existence of two subtypes of nicotinic receptors differentially expressed during adult development
Date
2003
Authors
Guez, David
Belzunces, L
Maleszka, Ryszard
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Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Habituation of the proboscis extension reflex (PER) in honeybees (Apis mellifera) is age-dependent. Very young bees (≤7 days old) require significantly less trials to abolish the response to multiple sucrose stimulations than older bees (≥8 days old).
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Keywords: 4,5 dihydroxyimidacloprid; 5 hydroxyimidacloprid; 6 chloronicotinic acid; alkene; denitroimidacloprid; drug metabolite; imidacloprid; nicotinic acid derivative; nicotinic receptor; receptor subtype; unclassified drug; urea imidacloprid; age distribution; Apis mellifera; Cholinergic system; Neonicotinoid; Nicotinic receptor agonist; Nonassociative learning
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Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
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Journal article