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Original Article

The effect of a static magnetic field on the morphometric characteristics of neurosecretory neurons and corpora allata in the pupae of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Tenebrionidae)

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Pages 91-98 | Received 19 Mar 2007, Accepted 11 Sep 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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