Some effects of spinach-feeding on Rana pipiens tadpoles
โ Scribed by Briggs, Robert ;Davidson, Margaret
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1942
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 851 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-104X
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โฆ Synopsis
IXTRODUCTION
I n recent years many investigators have reared frog tadpoles on diets consisting in good part of boiled spinach, mainly because this food is easily prepared, readily eaten, and supports quite rapid growth. There are, however, certain deleterious effects of spinach which should be considered before 'This work was done in conjunction with studies on kidney carcinoma in Rana pipiens tadpoles supported by the International Cancer Research Foundation.
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