Fine structure of dicyemid mesozoans, with special reference to cell junctions

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-305

  Furuya, Hidetaka ^a   Tsuneki, Kazuhiko ^a   Koshida, Yutaka ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0031043154     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199703)231:3<297::AID-JMOR8>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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