Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 16, Problem 35CTQ

What is a similarity and a difference between an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland?

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