Bees

"Bees" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

Descriptor ID	D001516
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.387
Concept/Terms	Bees Bees Bee Apis Apis Api Apidae Apidae

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
Hymenoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875]
Bees [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.387]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2009 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	3	3
2015	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2025	0	3	3

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Maniwang JRC, Tang Y, Desamero MJM, Wang C, Fujii W, Eer D, Kyuwa S, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Kominami Y, Ushio H, Cervancia CR, Estacio MAC, Kakuta S. Stingless bee propolis promotes hair follicle regeneration and melanocyte function in chemotherapy-induced alopecia mouse model. Exp Anim. 2026 Apr 22; 75(2):156-171.

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Wen Y, Jiang X, Li D, Yu Y, Ou Z, Wang J, Wei J, Lin F, Xu H. Synthesis, Translocation, and Biological Activity of an Artificial Glucosinolate with a Fipronil-Based Aglycone as a Vectorizing Agrochemical. J Agric Food Chem. 2025 Jun 18; 73(24):14973-14984.

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McAfee A, Alavi-Shoushtari N, Labuschagne R, Tran L, Common J, Higo H, Pernal SF, Giovenazzo P, Hoover SE, Guzman-Novoa E, Currie RW, Veiga PW, French SK, Conflitti IM, Pepinelli M, Borges D, Walsh EM, Bishop CA, Zayed A, Duffe J, Guarna MM, Foster LJ. Regional patterns and climatic predictors of viruses in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies over time. Sci Rep. 2025 01 02; 15(1):286.

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Tang Y, Wang C, Desamero MJM, Kok MK, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Kominami Y, Ushio H, Cervancia C, Estacio MA, Kyuwa S, Kakuta S. The Philippines stingless bee propolis promotes hair growth through activation of Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway. Exp Anim. 2023 Feb 21; 72(1):132-139.

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Muszynski NM, Couvillon PA. Category difference facilitates oddity learning in honeybees (Apis mellifera). J Comp Psychol. 2020 08; 134(3):266-279.

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Desamero MJ, Kakuta S, Tang Y, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Estacio MA, Cervancia C, Kominami Y, Ushio H, Nakayama J, Nakayama H, Kyuwa S. Tumor-suppressing potential of stingless bee propolis in in vitro and in vivo models of differentiated-type gastric adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep. 2019 12 23; 9(1):19635.

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Muszynski NM, Couvillon PA. Relational learning in honeybees (Apis mellifera): Oddity and nonoddity discrimination. Behav Processes. 2015 Jun; 115:81-93.

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Wang J, Kliks MM, Qu W, Jun S, Shi G, Li QX. Rapid determination of the geographical origin of honey based on protein fingerprinting and barcoding using MALDI TOF MS. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Nov 11; 57(21):10081-8.

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Ziermann J, Ritz MS, Hameister S, Abel C, Hoffmann MH, Neuffer B, Theissen G. Floral visitation and reproductive traits of Stamenoid petals, a naturally occurring floral homeotic variant of Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae). Planta. 2009 Nov; 230(6):1239-49.

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Laoong-u-thai Y, Zhao B, Phongdara A, Ako H, Yang J. Identifications of SUMO-1 cDNA and its expression patterns in Pacific white shrimp Litopeanaeus vannamei. Int J Biol Sci. 2009; 5(2):205-14.

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