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IT has been found that the production of fibroin from the ampullate glands of the spider, Araneus sericatus, can be stimulated both by cholinergic agents and by emptying the gland1. However, as will be shown here, the cylindrical glands do not have a cholinergic regulatory mechanism.
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PEAKALL, D. Differences in Regulation in the Silk Glands of the Spider. Nature 207, 102–103 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207102a0
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