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Gametogenesis in the leech Asiaticobdella buntonensis (Meyer, 1951) (Hirudinidae) [PDF]
African Zoology, 2017 The gametogenic cycle of the leech, Asiaticobdella buntonensisfrom two localities was investigated and found to be simultaneously hermaphroditic. Spermatogenesis reached a state of maturation before oogenesis in a cycle of summer reproductive maturation ...
Appleton, C.C., Wilken, G.B.
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Development of a flow‐sensitive macroinvertebrate index for Australian rivers
River Research and Applications, Volume 38, Issue 5, Page 846-862, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Hydrologically sensitive macroinvertebrate indices have been developed in Europe, the Americas and New Zealand to serve many purposes such as monitoring ecological responses to drought, flow regulation, water extraction and the provision of environmental flows.
Bruce C. Chessman +2 more
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Diversity and selective pressures of anticoagulants in three medicinal leeches (Hirudinida: Hirudinidae, Macrobdellidae) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2013 AbstractAlthough medicinal leeches have long been used as treatment for various ailments because of their potent anticoagulation factors, neither the full diversity of salivary components that inhibit coagulation, nor the evolutionary selection acting on them has been thoroughly investigated.
Kvist, Sebastian +2 more
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Meta‐Analysis of Naoxintong Capsule for Patients with Vascular Dementia
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Background. Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia among the elderly. There is currently no unequivocal recommendation of an effective treatment option for VaD. Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Naoxintong capsule (NXT) in the treatment of VaD patients. Methods.
Li Li +7 more
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Complete mithochondrial genome of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Arhychobdellida: Ozobranchidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 2017 The complete mitochondrial genome (14,864 bp) of Ozobranchus jantseanus was sequenced and characterized. The genome was constituted of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and a non-coding region (NCR). The content of AT was 72.42% and 84.95% for the whole genome and NCR, respectively. The gene order of O. jansteanus was identical to those
Xinhua Liu +4 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) accumulation is a detrimental factor in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries accounting for dementia induced by ischemic stroke. In addition to blood brain barrier (BBB), the glymphatic system mediated by aquaporin‐4 (AQP‐4) on astrocytic endfeet functions as an important pathway for the clearance of Aβ in the brain ...
Bing Wang +8 more
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Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Objective. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common chronic microvascular complications of diabetes; however, there remains a lack of effective therapeutic strategies. Yi Shen Pai Du Formula (YSPDF), a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, has been clinically used in treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) for more than 20 years ...
Qilin Zhang +5 more
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Transcriptomics and differential gene expression in Whitmania pigra (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida: Hirudinidae): Contrasting feeding and fasting modes [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 AbstractThe medicinal utility of leeches has been demonstrated through decades of use in modern hospital settings, mainly as relievers of venous congestion following flap or digit replantation surgery. In the present study, we sequence and annotate (through BLAST‐ and Gene Ontology‐based approaches) the salivary transcriptome of the nonblood feeding ...
Muhammad Salabat Khan +5 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Stroke is the leading cause of death in the elderly. Traditional Chinese medicine provides an exciting strategy for treating stroke. Previous reports indicated that Longshengzhi capsules (LSZ), a modified Chinese formula, reduced formed thrombi and oxidative stress and were promising in the clinical treatment of ischemic stroke.
Weinan Yang +9 more
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Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1991 The diagnosis, distribution and bionomics of the ten species of leeches occurring in the Kruger National Park and a key to the identification of the species are presented.
J.H. Oosthuizen
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