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Tinctorial, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural characterizations of the endocrine cell types of the pancreas of the soft-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata punctata (Bonnoterre) (Reptilia: Chelonia)

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Pages 427-443 | Received 02 Dec 2010, Accepted 23 Feb 2011, Published online: 05 May 2011

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