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{{Concept
|label=pars intercerebralis
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A [[group]] of [[neurosecretory cells]] near the midline on each [[side]] of the [[brain]] from which secretions promote the functioning of the pro[[thoracic glands]], stimulate protein [[synthesis]] and are thought to control water loss, oocyte [[development]] and activity.
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{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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