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Adrenal tissues exist in all vertebrate species from Cyclostomata through mammals, though their structure and function were heavily modified in the course of evolution (Chester Jones 1976; Balment et al. 1980). Morphological and topographic diversification of adrenal glands and homologous organs in vertebrates is a consequence of their dual nature as well as a reflection of development and differentiation of excretory organs, gonads and gonoducts in individual animal classes (Kerr 1919; Chester Jones 1957a).
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Rupik, W. (2002). Introduction. In: Early Development of the Adrenal Glands in the Grass Snake Natrix natrix L. (Lepidosauria, Serpentes). Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55977-8_1
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