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Excitability and secretory activity in the salivary gland cells of jawed leeches (Hirudinea: Gnathobdellida).
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Excitability and secretory activity in the salivary gland cells of jawed leeches (Hirudinea: Gnathobdellida).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3209978
The authors investigated the salivary gland cells of leeches.
Biology > Biota > Fauna > Annelida > Hirudinea
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Jan 1, 1988
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