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Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (Pelophylax bedriagae Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Helminthologia, 2015
Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda
Demır S., Yakar O., Yildirimhan H. S., Bırlık S.   +3 more
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Blue plaque review series: Thomas Graham Brown: Before his time

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
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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Полиморфизм окраски медицинской пиявки Hirudo medicinalis (Clitellata, Hirudinida) [PDF]

, 2010
Individual elements of the coloration pattern of Hirudo medicinalis are described and analyzed. Longitudinal stripes on the dorsum and the distribution of dark pigment on the venter are used as the basis for the investigation.
Утевский, С.Ю., Утевский, А.Ю., Utevska, O.M., Utevsky, S.Y., Boyarshin, K.S., Утевская, О.М., Бояршин, К.С., Utevsky, A.Y.   +7 more
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Cloning, characterization, and heterologous expression of a candidate Hirudin gene from the salivary gland transcriptome of Hirudo nipponia

Scientific Reports, 2023
Hirudin is a pharmacologically active substance in leeches with potent blood anticoagulation properties. Although recombinant hirudin production isolated from Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus and Hirudinaria manillensis Lesson is known, to our knowledge, this
Ping Shi, Jian Wei, Huajian You, Shijiang Chen, Fayin Tan, Zenghui Lu   +5 more
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Blood Relatives: Linking Evolutionary History and Conservation of Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo spp.)

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Medicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo are both historically important in medicine and increasingly studied as models in ecology and biomedicine. However, the taxonomy, population structure and evolutionary history of this genus remain partially unresolved.
Gianluca Lombardo, Alessandro Alvaro, Andrea De Benedictis, Marta Cavallini, Milo Manica, Edward C. Netherlands, Laura Pulze, Nicolò Baranzini, Annalisa Grimaldi, Francesco Acquati, Giorgio Binelli   +10 more
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Systematic review of medicinal leech therapy in urology

African Journal of Urology, 2023
Background Medicinal leech therapy, otherwise known as hirudotherapy or leeching, has been utilized for numerous pathologies over centuries. The technique resurfaced in modern medicine for its beneficial effects in microsurgical complications ...
Alexander O. Battin, Natalie Hobeika, Matthew J. Zdilla   +2 more
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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, M. Pilar González‐Sanz, Miguel Clavero   +2 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Hirudotherapy for Improving Sperm Quality Parameters in Male Infertility: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Male infertility, often characterized by impaired sperm parameters, remains a significant clinical challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hirudotherapy (medicinal leech therapy) in improving sperm quality parameters in men with idiopathic infertility.
Mozhde‐Sadat Abtahi‐Forooshani, Shahla Roozbehani, Mahnoosh Fatemi, Ali Noori   +3 more
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FIG. 1 in Re-assessment of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758, in Ireland

, 2013
FIG. 1. — As early as 1827 the French hirudinologist Alfred Moquin-Tandon illustrated several nominal species of medicinal leech from western Europe (Moquin-Tandon 1827: 114-118).
Sawyer, Roy T.
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Understanding the Mechanisms of Human Liver Regeneration via Characterization of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Aim Our study is aimed at identifying circulating extracellular vesicles associated with liver regeneration in humans and mice, exploring their roles, and evaluating their content as potential biomarkers of regeneration. Methods Plasma samples were collected from 12 human liver transplant recipients and 22 mice at distinct time points postsurgery ...
Yilin Sun, Elisa Pasini, Anh Thu Nguyen-Lefebvre, Mamatha Bhat, Baisakhi Banerjee   +4 more
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