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MORPHOLOGICAL, measurements1 have shown that the spinal column of the shrew (Sorex) contracts during the winter and lengthens again in the spring. This lengthening is noticeably greater than the winter contraction. This study shows a relation between these changes and the histological structure of the spinal column.
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SAURE, L., HYVÄRINEN, H. Seasonal Changes in the Histological Structure of the Spinal Column of Sorex araneus (L.). Nature 208, 705–706 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208705a0
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