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Lactate dehydrogenase was found in all species studied, whilst octopine dehydrogenase was present in prosobranchs, but absent from opisthobranchs and pulmonates.
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Barrett, J., Körting, W. Octopine dehydrogenase in gastropods from different environments. Experientia 37, 958–959 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01971776
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