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The Axial Gland Complex

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RECENT articles by Millott and Vevers1 and by Burton2 have discussed the haemal system, axial gland, and fluid circulation of echinoids. Our findings concerning the haemal system of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus are still in preparation, but we report here our work which is relevant to the conclusions of these authors.

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BOOLOOTIAN, R., CAMPBELL, J. The Axial Gland Complex. Nature 212, 946–947 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212946a0

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