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The Harderian glands (HG) of mammals have so far received the lion’s share of attention. Amphibians, although being the most primitive tetrapods possessing HG, have been relatively neglected, as have other nonmammalian tetrapods, particularly reptiles.
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Chieffi, G. et al. (1992). The Harderian Gland of Amphibians and Reptiles. In: Webb, S.M., Hoffman, R.A., Puig-Domingo, M.L., Reiter, R.J. (eds) Harderian Glands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76685-5_6
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