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Stimulation ofDugesia tigrina auricle regeneration by exogenous putrescine, spermine or spermidine

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Specimens of a flatworm,Dugesia tigrina were decapitated and then cultured in a solution of 1×10−4 M putrescine, spermine or spermidine. Subsequent observation for the reappearance of auricles indicates that the amine treatment stimulates the flatworm regeneration process.

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  1. Biology Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 15705, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

    W. R. Forbes, M. A. Palmer & R. K. Yeager

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Forbes, W.R., Palmer, M.A. & Yeager, R.K. Stimulation ofDugesia tigrina auricle regeneration by exogenous putrescine, spermine or spermidine. Experientia 35, 318–319 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964323

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