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To isolate intact the acellular material that separates the two epithelial cell layers. This material, called mesoglea in general and mesolamella in hydra, provides a useful substrate for the in vitro attachment of hydra cells (Day and Lenhoff, 1981).
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Day, R.M., Lenhoff, H.M. (1983). Isolating Mesolamellae. In: Lenhoff, H.M. (eds) Hydra: Research Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0596-6_45
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