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Comparison of leeching and heparin therapy in management of acute venous congestion of limbs in rat

Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2016
Acute venous congestion leads to blood stasis in the tissue and impaired blood perfusion. Using medicinal leech is an old method for reducing tissue congestion.
Seyed Abdollah Mousavi, Maryam Ghasemi, Seyed Jaber Mousavi, Seyyed Saied Mousavi Darka, Vafa Bagheri   +4 more
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Output variability across animals and levels in a motor system

eLife, 2018
Rhythmic behaviors vary across individuals. We investigated the sources of this output variability across a motor system, from the central pattern generator (CPG) to the motor plant.
Angela Wenning, Brian J Norris, Cengiz Günay, Daniel Kueh, Ronald L Calabrese   +4 more
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Ras activation in Hirudo medicinalis angiogenic process [PDF]

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2013
In some leeches like Hirudo medicinalis, any kind of stimulation (surgical wound or growth factor injection) provokes the botryoidal tissue response. This peculiar tissue, localized in the loose connective tissue between gut and body wall, is formed by ...
R Valvassori, G Tettamanti, R Ferrarese, A Grimaldi, M de Eguileor   +4 more
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A Case Report on Leech Infestation as a Cause of Severe Anemia in a 10-Month-Old Infant in Ethiopia

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021
Amsalu Molla Getahun,1 Yichalal Endayehu,2 Gebrie Dinkayehu Berhanu1 1Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pediatrics and Child Health,
Getahun AM, Endayehu Y, Berhanu GD
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High prevalence of buccal ulcerations in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae) from Michigan inland lakes associated with Myzobdella lugubris Leidy 1851 (Annelida: Hirudinea)

Parasite, 2011
Widespread mouth ulcerations were observed in largemouth bass collected from eight inland lakes in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan during the summer months of 2002 and 2003.
Faisal M., Schulz C., Eissa A., Whelan G.   +3 more
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A Comprehensive Quality Evaluation System for Medicinal Leeches by Integrating Macromolecular Protein Analysis and Small-Molecule Marker Detection as Well as Quantitative Bioassays

Pharmaceuticals
Background/Objectives: Medical leech (Hirudo in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia) is renowned in traditional medicine for its significant antithrombin activity. As an animal-derived medicine with complex and incompletely understood composition, its insufficient
Wenduan Wang, Yufei Liu, Wenjiao Lou, Liangmian Chen, Tianze Xie, Zhimin Wang, Yue Ma, Huimin Gao   +7 more
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Leeches [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
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LEECHES [PDF]

BMJ, 1914
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LEECHES: EXOTIC LEECHES [PDF]

BMJ, 1914
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Characterization of active peptides derived from three leeches and comparison of their anti-thrombotic mechanisms using the tail vein thrombosis model in mice and metabonomics

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Background and aims: The increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases has created an urgent need for safe and effective anti-thrombotic agents. Leech, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood ...
Weichao Dong, Weichao Dong, Huajian Li, Huajian Li, Yanan Li, Yuqing Wang, Long Dai, Shaoping Wang   +7 more
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