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RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2015 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, in the containers, type of motion in the water recirculating system, and to find the optimal frequency of exchange of water in this system.
M Yousefichahardehi +2 more
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Medicinal Leeches and Hirudotherapy
Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2011 Leeches have been used in the treatment of certain diseases since ancient times. There are a few species of medicinal leeches. However, H. medicinalis and H. verbana are known in Turkey. Currently, Turkey is one of the world's most important leech-exporting countries.
Ahmet, Gödekmerdan +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Blood sampling is a challenging procedure in many captive animals. Although manual restraint or anesthesia are usually possible, they entail intense stress and a high risk of injuries or organ failure.
Pavel Kvapil +9 more
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Medical leech therapy in Ayurveda and biomedicine – A review
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2020 Medicinal leech therapy or Hirudino therapy have roots back in ancient civilization. It was a prevalent form of therapy in various ailments. The novel Ayurveda text Sushruta Samhita devoted a complete chapter on hirudino therapy.
Sarvesh Kumar Singh, Kshipra Rajoria
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Medicinal plants and secondary metabolites for leech control [PDF]
, 2014 No
Bahmani, M., Rafieian-Kopaei, M.
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Higher Network Activity Induced by Tactile Compared to Electrical Stimulation of Leech Mechanoreceptors [PDF]
, 2018 The tiny ensemble of neurons in the leech ganglion can discriminate the locations of touch stimuli on the skin as precisely as a human fingertip. The leech uses this ability to locally bend the body-wall away from the stimulus. It is assumed that a three-
Fathiazar, Elham +2 more
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Automated Video Analysis of Animal Movements Using Gabor Orientation Filters [PDF]
, 2010 To quantify locomotory behavior, tools for determining the location and shape of an animal’s body are a first requirement. Video recording is a convenient technology to store raw movement data, but extracting body coordinates from video recordings is a ...
Kristan, Wiliam B., Jr. +1 more
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Innate and procured immunity inside the digestive tract of the medicinal leech [PDF]
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2011 Especially when combined with unique biological adaptations, invertebrate animals provide important insights into innate immunity because the immune response is not complicated by adaptive immunity that vertebrates evolved.
AC Silver, J Graf
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Developmentally regulated multisensory integration for prey localization in the medicinal leech [PDF]
, 2011 Medicinal leeches, like many aquatic animals, use water disturbances to localize their prey, so they need to be able to determine if a wave disturbance is created by prey or by another source.
Cienfuegos, Javier +2 more
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Open Research EuropeHirudo verbana Carena, 1820, commonly known as the southern medicinal leech, is one of several European medicinal leeches, whose full diversity has just recently started to be uncovered.
Jonathan M.D. Wood +14 more
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