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Biology, 2020 Earthworms and leeches are sentinel animals that represent the annelid phylum within terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, respectively. One early stress signal in these organisms is related to innate immunity, but how nanomaterials affect it is poorly ...
Kornélia Bodó +7 more
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Superior Labial Artery Mucosal Flap (SLAM) for Reconstruction of Major Lower Lip Mucosal Defects
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The superior labial artery mucosal (SLAM) flap is a versatile, pedicled axial flap ideally suited for mucosal lining in lower lip reconstruction. Methods This article details the surgical anatomy and technique of the SLAM flap, highlighting its role as a standalone liner or mucosal adjunct to microvascular free tissue transfer in ...
Nicholas Shannon +2 more
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Building exploration with leeches Hirudo verbana
, 2015 © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 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.
Sirakoulis, Georgios Ch +2 more
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Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2012 Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2020 Hirudiniasis is a condition caused by infestation by leeches. Despite the annoyance, clinical signs, and associated lesions caused by leeches in both humans and animals, the extent of the problem in Tanzania is not well elucidated. Individual animals and
Misheck A. Mulilo +3 more
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Membranous dysmenorrhea and decidual casts: A scoping review
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Membranous dysmenorrhea, characterized by the expulsion of intact endometrial tissue rather than gradual dissolution during menstruation, occasionally presents as a decidual cast—a complete triangular mold of the uterine cavity. This poorly understood condition is likely underdiagnosed.
Lovisa Brehmer, Hedvig Engberg
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Evaluation of Methylene Blue as An Effective Antiseptic for Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo verbana) [PDF]
Objective: Medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) have been used for therapeutic purposes in humans since ancient times. Because of their growth conditions, leeches carry certain bacteria and endosymbionts (e.g., Aeromonas spp).
Shabnam Farzali +3 more
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Reconstruction of the Medial Canthus Using an Ipsilateral Paramedian Forehead Flap
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Background The medial canthus is an important area in determining the impression of a person's facial appearance. It is composed of various structures, including canthal tendons, lacrimal canaliculi, conjunctiva, the tarsal plate, and skin tissues.
Jin Hyung Kim +5 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Elucidating the determinants of parasite infection levels of individuals within a population is a basic but important step for understanding the roles of parasites in natural systems. Among intraspecific studies on vertebrate hosts and metazoan parasites, host body size (length/mass) is probably the most frequently reported factor determining parasite ...
Ryota Hasegawa +7 more
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Animal hosts of leeches determined by PCR using mtDNA cytochrome b gene from leeches.
, 2019 Animal hosts of leeches determined by PCR using mtDNA cytochrome b gene from leeches.
Yi-Na Sun (6565031) +8 more
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