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Measurement of the Numbers of Nematoblasts, Nematocytes, and Nematocysts

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To quantitate the numbers of nematocytes, nematoblasts, and nematocysts in defferent body regions and in different stages of development.

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  1. Developmental Biology Center and Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA

    Hans R. Bode, G. Scott Smith & Patricia M. Bode

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  1. Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, 92717, Irvine, California, USA

    Howard M. Lenhoff

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Bode, H.R., Smith, G.S., Bode, P.M. (1983). Measurement of the Numbers of Nematoblasts, Nematocytes, and Nematocysts. In: Lenhoff, H.M. (eds) Hydra: Research Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0596-6_24

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