Figure 2
Spermathecal gland and spermathecal fluid proteins in mated and virgin queens. Colloidal Coomassie blue stained gel lanes showing representative protein profiles of spermathecal fluid and spermathecal gland secretions from virgin and mated queens and seminal fluid. A total of 8 μl of fluid extracts from the spermathecal samples and 16 μl of the seminal fluid sample were loaded on the gels.