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Fig. 28.5 Urinifer tubule
rebuilt. Left: projection;
Right: C cortical,
M medullary, E. Z. external
zone, I. Z. internal zone,
E. S. L. external striae layer,
I. S. L. internal striae layer
28 The Black Sea Dolphin Nephron Studied by Romanian Nobel Laureate George. . .
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