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ArticleInsects2026

Queen Loss Remodels Brain Dopamine and Hormonal Pathways During Worker Ovary Activation in

Meijiao Zhao, Jiangli Wu, Weipeng Kang, Qiaohong Wei, Shufa Xu, Honggang Guo, Bin Han

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Meijiao ZhaoCollege of Bioscience and Resource Environment, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China.
Jiangli WuState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8330-3677
Weipeng KangState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Qiaohong WeiState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Shufa XuState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Honggang GuoCollege of Bioscience and Resource Environment, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4671-0687
Bin HanState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6974-8699

Funding

Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program CAAS-ASTIP-2024-IARNational Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System CARS-44-KXJ-6National Natural Science Foundation of China 32470514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In honey bees, reproductive division of labor is maintained by social suppression of worker fertility, yet queen loss can trigger ovary activation in workers. Here, we tested whether endogenous dopaminergic signaling is progressively remodeled across successive stages of ovarian activation and how these changes relate to key hormone pathways. Newly emerged

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Apis melliferadopaminedopamine receptorshormone signalingovary activationworker fertility

Identifiers

PMID41898970
PMCPMC13026318

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