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DETAILED accounts are available for the autonomic nervous system of various Selachians1–4, but little is known of the same system in the Chimæroid fishes or Holocephali. To remedy this defect a study has been made of the autonomic nervous system of the Chimæroid Hydrolagus colliei. This species is common in British Columbian inshore waters5.
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NICOL, J. Autonomic Nervous System of the Ratfish. Nature 165, 854–855 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165854b0
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