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[[File:Ew....jpg|250px|right|thumb|The [[Nostrovite]] proteus glans. ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'')]] | [[File:Ew....jpg|250px|right|thumb|The [[Nostrovite]] proteus glans. ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'')]] | ||
The '''proteus gland''' was a large gland used for shapeshifting in metamorphic species such as the [[Nostrovite]]s | The '''proteus gland''' was a large gland used for shapeshifting in metamorphic species such as the [[Nostrovite]]s, though Nostrovites are believed to have taken the gland from another species ([[TW]]: ''[[Something Borrowed]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The proteus gland shares its name with [[wikipedia:Proteus|Proteus]], a shapeshifting Greek deity. | *The proteus gland shares its name with [[wikipedia:Proteus|Proteus]], a shapeshifting Greek deity. | ||
[[Category:Metamorphic physiology]] | [[Category:Metamorphic physiology]] | ||
[[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | [[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | ||
