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finding:monensin-triggers-tails-in-tadpoles-but-legs-in-froglets-never-vice-versaMonensin triggers tails in tadpoles but legs in froglets, never vice versa.
Context-dependent bioelectric reinterpretation of the same signal.
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extracted_from(2024) · Levin, Michael
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