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The Oogenesis of Lumbricus
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The Oogenesis of Lumbricus

  • MAUREEN O'BRIEN1 &
  • J. BRONTË GATENBY1 

Nature volume 125, page 891 (1930)Cite this article

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THE current number of the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science contains an interesting paper by Dr. Vishwa Nath on the vexed question of the oogenesis of the earthworm (Pheretima, in his case).

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    MAUREEN O'BRIEN & J. BRONTË GATENBY

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O'BRIEN, M., GATENBY, J. The Oogenesis of Lumbricus. Nature 125, 891 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125891a0

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