Dimensional and numerical growth of helical fibers in leeches: An unusual pattern

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-187

  De Eguileor, Magda ^a   Grimaldi, Annalisa ^a   Lanzavecchia, Giulio ^a   Tettamanti, Gianluca ^a   Valvassori, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 0032526385     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980615)281:3<171::AID-JEZ3>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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