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Characterization of a Monoacylglycerol Lipase in the Medicinal Leech, Hirudo verbana
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry, 2020 Endocannabinoids are a class of lipid neuromodulators found throughout the animal kingdom. Among the endocannabinoids, 2-arachydonoyl glycerol (2-AG) is the most and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a serine hydrolase primarily responsible for ...
Emily J. Kabeiseman +2 more
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Feeding Strategy Shapes the Evolution of the Hyaluronidase Gene Family in Medicinal Leeches
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.We investigated the molecular evolution and expression divergence of the hyaluronidase gene family across eight medicinal leech species with contrasting feeding strategies. Hematophagous species retained a complete five‐member gene repertoire and exhibited elevated dN/dS values and significantly elevated gene expression compared to non‐hematophagous ...
Rujiao Sun +9 more
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External decontamination of wild leeches with hypochloric acid
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2004 Background Medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, has been used in plastic and reconstructive surgery, to relieve venous congestion and to improve the microrevascularization of flaps.
Tuncer Serdar +7 more
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2020 Hirudo nipponia, or the leech, is not only an important economic pillar for farmers, but is also a precious raw material for medicinal materials. However, in recent years, H.
Yibin Yang +4 more
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Blue plaque review series: Thomas Graham Brown: Before his time
Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 7, Page 3191-3202, 1 July 2026.Abstract Thomas Graham Brown made a seminal discovery, published in 1911 while he was a Carnegie Fellow in the University of Liverpool laboratory of Nobel Prize winner Charles S. Sherrington. Working in cats, he showed that rhythmic ‘voluntary’ behaviour, such as stepping and, by inference, walking, does not result from a chain of reflex events, but ...
Ronald L. Calabrese, Eve Marder
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Photoactivation of neurons by laser-generated local heating
AIP Advances, 2012 We present a method for achieving temporally and spatially precise photoactivation of neurons without the need for genetic expression of photosensitive proteins.
Benjamin Migliori +2 more
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Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.High temperature and humidity significantly promote aflatoxin contamination in herbal medicines. This research demonstrates that drying, vacuum packaging, and sulfur fumigation are effective strategies to minimize contamination and extend shelf life, whereas UV exposure proves ineffective for decontamination.
Tung Leong Fong +7 more
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Building exploration with leeches Hirudo verbana [PDF]
Biosystems, 2015 Safe evacuation of people from building and outdoor environments, and search and rescue operations, always will remain actual in course of all socio-technological developments. Modern facilities offer a range of automated systems to guide residents towards emergency exists. The systems are assumed to be infallible. But what if they fail?
Andrew Adamatzky +1 more
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Zoosystematics and Evolution, 2014 Although the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis L. 1758) is one of the best-known members of the Hirudinea due to its use in phlebotomy, this species has been confused with the Mediterranean taxon H. verbana Carena 1820.
U. Kutschera, Joy Elliott
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The Historical and Overlooked Collapse of Medicinal Leeches in Spain
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Leeches in genus Hirudo have been used in medicine since ancient times, but increased exploitation during the 19th century led to the depletion of several populations in Europe. A compilation of Hirudo records in Spain (H. troctina Johnson, 1816 and H. verbana Carena, 1820) show that the genus was more commonly mentioned and widely distributed
Francisco Blanco‐Garrido +2 more
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