TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodistribution of 18F-FDG after oral administration to a honeybee
T2 - PET/CT proof of concept
AU - Currie, Geoff
N1 - While a letter, it is fully peer review and reporting original research and so should meet CSU research metrics
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - I would like to report proof of concept of a novel application of PET/CT in insects. Understanding glucose metabolism in the honeybee provides an insight into phenotypic physiologic adaptations under varying stressful conditions. Bees require either stored honey or nectar to survive, with limitation to access being fatal within 24h. Various sugars can be used as a source in the absence of natural nutrition. The bee digests nutrients, which are circulated in the hemolymph to be used as energy or stored in the fat bodies, and varying levels of protein glycation occurs under different stress conditions.
AB - I would like to report proof of concept of a novel application of PET/CT in insects. Understanding glucose metabolism in the honeybee provides an insight into phenotypic physiologic adaptations under varying stressful conditions. Bees require either stored honey or nectar to survive, with limitation to access being fatal within 24h. Various sugars can be used as a source in the absence of natural nutrition. The bee digests nutrients, which are circulated in the hemolymph to be used as energy or stored in the fat bodies, and varying levels of protein glycation occurs under different stress conditions.
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U2 - 10.2967/jnumed.119.231381
DO - 10.2967/jnumed.119.231381
M3 - Letter
C2 - 31324709
AN - SCOPUS:85072812954
SN - 0161-5505
VL - 60
SP - 1493
EP - 1493
JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
IS - 10
ER -