Shunts in the gill filament in tadpoles
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De Saint-Aubain, Marie Louise
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Article
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1981
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Vascular shunts in the gill filament have been discovered in larvae of __Rana temporaria__ and __Bufo bufo__ by means of Indian ink and latex injections. These shunts offer a nonrespiratory flow path to the dorsal aorta. They are morphologically different from the shunts seen in urodele