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Treatment by bloodletting in the past and present [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2016 Introduction. Therapeutic bloodletting has been practiced at least 3000 years as one of the most frequent methods of treatment in general, whose value was not questioned until the 19th century, when it was gradually abandoned in Western medicine,
Čolović Nataša +2 more
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Non‐invasive surveys of mammalian viruses using environmental DNA
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) are used to survey biodiversity non‐invasively to mitigate difficulties in obtaining wildlife samples, particularly in remote areas or for rare species. Recently, eDNA/iDNA were used to monitor
Niccolò Alfano +9 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2012 In the Atlantic Rainforest of the Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, we found Rhinella abei (Bufonidae) infested by leeches (Hirudinoidea).
Thiago Maia-Carneiro +3 more
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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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The dynamics of group formation among leeches
Frontiers in Physiology, 2012 Leeches exploring a new environment continuously meet each other and merge in temporary groups. After 2-3 hours, leeches become attracted to each other eventually forming a large and stable group.
Giacomo eBisson +2 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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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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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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Discovery of a Reversible Sub‐Picomolar Thrombin Inhibitor Using DCC
Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.An ultrapotent yet fully reversible trivalent thrombin inhibitor discovered through screening a large dynamic combinatorial library (DCL) of 125 000 members of self‐assembled fragments. The innovative approach leverages size‐exclusion‐based affinity selection, coupled with MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry readout, enabling the full workflow to be completed ...
Millicent Dockerill +2 more
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