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External decontamination of wild leeches with hypochloric acid [PDF]
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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On the diversity of Iranian leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2006 Some provinces of Iran were investigated with respect to their aquatic invertebrates during two expeditions. Results of investigating the systematic of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) are presented in this paper.
Grosser C., Pešić V.
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BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Leeches are classic annelids that have a huge diversity and are closely related to people, especially medicinal leeches. Medicinal leeches have been widely utilized in medicine based on the pharmacological activities of their bioactive ...
Lei Tong +9 more
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A Conceptual View of Poisonous and Non-Poisonous Leeches in Ayurveda
Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2015 Leeches are being used by of human kind for centuries for treating many disorders. Though it is very useful tool and is propagating throughout the world as a special medical device, side effects of leech bites in some cases have been found from time to ...
DEVENDRA P MISHRA
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 Activities of nineteen hydrolases were measured in the digestive systems of predatory and blood-feeding true leeches (Hirudinida) and their closest relatives, Branchiobdellida and Acanthobdellida.
J. M. Cichocka +8 more
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A new checklist of Slovenian leeches (Hirudinea: Euhirudinea): In memory of Boris Sket (1936–2023)
Natura Sloveniae, 2023 The new (as of 2023) checklist of Slovenian leeches (Euhirudinea) contains 33 species, which represents a 44% increase since the last published inventory in 2003.
Peter Trontelj, Patricija Podkrajšek
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Genome-Based Taxa Delimitation (GBTD): A New Approach
Diversity, 2022 Proper taxonomic identification is essential for biological research. Unfortunately, there are no clear guidelines for taxonomic assignment above the species level.
Alexander Bolbat +2 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The aim of the study was to check the integument and alimentary tract of Theromyzon for the occurrence of fungi. Moreover, the mycological purity of water sources from which leeches were collected was analyzed.
Anna Biedunkiewicz +3 more
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Leeches (Hirudinea) in aquatic ecosystems of national park “Prielbrusye”
RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, 2017 The article provides information about the fauna of leeches living in the various reservoirs on especially protected natural territories of the Federal state budget establishment The National Park Prielbrusye.
Andrey Vladimirovich Yakimov +4 more
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