Placozoan Animals (VIDEO)

University of Exeter

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Video of Placozoan animals treated with one of the peptides (called LF) analysed in the study. The video runs for 50 minutes and the peptide was added at 15 minutes. The addition of LF peptide induces the flattening and rotation of the animals.

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University of Exeter

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