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GIANT nuclei have been found by me in the epithelial cells of the pharynx in the earthworm Lumbricus sp. The pharyngeal epithelium of the earthworm was extensively investigated by Keilin1, but no mention of giant nuclei was made in his paper.
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HANCOCK, R. Giant Nuclei in the Earthworm Lumbricus . Nature 189, 685 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189685a0
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