title: Flounder vertebrae
organism: Paralichthys olivaceus
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attributes.value: DRS012883
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attributes.value: A four-month-old flounder (body length: 13 cm, body weight: 30 g) was anesthetized with 0.01% tricaine dissolved in seawater and the vertebrae including all of 28 centra were dissected out. After removing skeletal muscle and spinal cord attached to the bone with a scalpel, the vertebrae were cut into small pieces using a scalpel.