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A multiscale approach reveals elaborate circulatory system and intermittent heartbeat in velvet worms (Onychophora)

An antagonistic hemolymph-muscular system is essential for soft-bodied invertebrates. Many ecdysozoans (molting animals) possess neither a heart nor a vascular or circulatory system, whereas most arthropods exhibit a well-developed circulatory system. How did this system evolve and how was it subseq...

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Autores principales: Jahn, Henry, Hammel, Jörg U., Göpel, Torben, Wirkner, Christian S., Mayer, Georg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10147947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37117786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04797-z