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... body except the head . There was a separate depression for the head , but it was purposely placed too far in front of the first depression . A fly was now made to lie prone in the big depression and was held there with a strip of ...
... body except the head . There was a separate depression for the head , but it was purposely placed too far in front of the first depression . A fly was now made to lie prone in the big depression and was held there with a strip of ...
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... body separates the cell sap on the inside from the various watery fluids surrounding the cell . Most living membranes are leaky dikes . They are rid- Idled with holes so small as to be invisible even under the microscope but large ...
... body separates the cell sap on the inside from the various watery fluids surrounding the cell . Most living membranes are leaky dikes . They are rid- Idled with holes so small as to be invisible even under the microscope but large ...
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body . Changes of salt concentration will cause water to pass where it should not , causing the animal distress and very probably death . This is one reason why fluids injected into the blood of a human being must have precisely the ...
body . Changes of salt concentration will cause water to pass where it should not , causing the animal distress and very probably death . This is one reason why fluids injected into the blood of a human being must have precisely the ...
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