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optic gland

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endocrine system
Phylum Mollusca
…information detected by the so-called optic gland (located near the eye) can direct the release of the gonadotropic hormone. The gonadotropic hormones that cause egg laying in Aplysia and Lymnaea have been isolated, and they are very similar small peptides. The hermaphroditic gonad of Euhadra secretes testosterone (identical to the…
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…information detected by the so-called optic gland (located near the eye) can direct the release of the gonadotropic hormone. The gonadotropic hormones that cause egg laying in Aplysia and Lymnaea have been isolated, and they are very similar small peptides. The hermaphroditic gonad of Euhadra secretes testosterone (identical to the…
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