Efferent mechanisms of discharging cnidae: I. Measurements of intrinsic adherence of cnidae discharged from tentacles of the sea anemone, Aiptasia pallida

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-138

  Thorington, Glyne U ^a   Hessinger, David A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 17544364738     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542681     Document Type: Article

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