Water and salt excretion in the leech (Hirudo medicinalis L.)
โ Scribed by Wenning, Angela ;Zerbst-Boroffka, Irene ;Bazin, Brita
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 510 KB
- Volume
- 139
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-1578
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