ventrolateral
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Scientists now have concrete evidence that two groups of cells—the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus and the parafacial zone in the brain stem—are involved in prompting SWS.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2015
The ventrolateral glands are less extensive and the chin less spotted than in the holotype.
From Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V by William E. Duellman
The extent of the ventrolateral glands is variable.
From Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V by William E. Duellman
In breeding males having well-developed ventrolateral glands the lateral white stripe often is obliterated.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
As stated in the diagnosis of the genus, the only character that sets this group of species apart from other hylids is the presence of ventrolateral glands in the breeding males.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
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