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Xenobiotic detoxification pathways in honey bees.

M. Berenbaum, Reed M. Johnson

2015.8.1Current Opinion in Insect Science

DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.03.005

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The western honey bee Apis mellifera has a deficit of detoxification genes spanning Phase I (functionalization), II (conjugation) and III (excretion) gene families, which may render them vulnerable to synergistic interactions among xenobiotics.

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BERENBAUM, M.; JOHNSON, Reed M. Xenobiotic detoxification pathways in honey bees. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2015, 10: 51–58.