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Surface electrical stimulation of the diencephalic roof of the frog,Rana berlandieri forreri, brain initiates integumental mucous gland secretion which is abolished by pithing.
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This study was supported, in part, by U.S. Public Health Service grant AM-16282.
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Davis, M.D., Hadley, M.E. Central nervous system control of mucous gland secretion from frog skin. Experientia 35, 1339 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963995
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