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The fine structure of the supraesophageal ganglion of the rhynchobdellid leech, Theromyzon rude, with special reference to neurosecretion

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    Irvine R. Hagadorn, Howard A. Bern & Richard S. Nishioka

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Aided by National Science Foundation Grant G-8805.

National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Biology, 1959–1962.

We are indebted to Professor Ralph Smith for his valuable suggestions, especially in regard to the problem of granule measurement, and to Professor W. F. Ganong for his helpful criticism of the manuscript. We wish to thank Mrs. Emily Reid for preparation of the diagrams and Mr. Lawrence Young for photographic assistance.

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Hagadorn, I.R., Bern, H.A. & Nishioka, R.S. The fine structure of the supraesophageal ganglion of the rhynchobdellid leech, Theromyzon rude, with special reference to neurosecretion. Z.Zellforsch 58, 714–758 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410658

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