FLAME CELLS
\flˈe͡ɪm sˈɛlz], \flˈeɪm sˈɛlz], \f_l_ˈeɪ_m s_ˈɛ_l_z]\
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The terminal cells of the branches of the excretory system in many worms, with cavity continuous with the lumen of the duct, and containing a cilium or bunch of cilia, the motions of which give a flickering appearance similar to that of a flame; a pronephridiostome.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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