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Letter from James Gray, on a paper 'The histophysiology of the alimentary canal of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus - I. The process of extrusion from the intestinal glands, and other features of the intestinal epithelium' by Norman Millott to David Christie Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/70/187

Date: 26 September 1947

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He remembers refereeing the paper and making some minor suggestions. He cannot recall filling out the referee report form that is now attached to the manuscript. Wonders if the reports have been mixed up. Would be prepared to recommend the manuscript for publication.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1948].

Endorsed on recto as received 29 September 1947.

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RR/70/187
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26 September 1947
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James Gray, Letter from James Gray, on a paper 'The histophysiology of the alimentary canal of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus - I. The process of extrusion from the intestinal glands, and other features of the intestinal epithelium' by Norman Millott to David Christie Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, 26 September 1947, RR/70/187, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_70_187/letter-from-james-gray-on-a-paper-the-histophysiology-of-the-alimentary-canal-of-the-earthworm-lumbricus-terrestris-linnaeus-i-the-process-of-extrusion-from-the-intestinal-glands-and-other-features-of-the-intestinal-epithelium-by-norman-millott-to-david-christie-martin-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 October 2024

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