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On the termination of ingestive behaviour by the medicinal leech [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 1987
ABSTRACT Hungry leeches, Hirudo medicinalis, ingest blood meals averaging 890% of their mass in 29min. Ingestion is terminated as a result of distension of the body: experimentally distending leeches as they feed causes an immediate cessation of ingestion and inhibits any subsequent biting behaviour; if distension is circumvented by ...
C M, Lent, M H, Dickinson
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Chameleon sequences reveal structural effects in proteins representing micelle‐like distribution of hydrophobicity

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Amino acids sequence of two different proteins with the same sequence (chameleon sequence—black boxes) represent in 3D structure of the proteins different secondary structures: HHHH—helical and BBB—Beta‐structural. The chains folded in water environment adopt different III‐order structures in which the chameleon fragments appear to adopt similar status
Irena Roterman, Katarzyna Stapor, Leszek Konieczny, Krzysztof Gądek, Piotr Nowakowski   +4 more
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Time‐restricted feeding prior to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection reduces tissue CD4+ T cells with limited impact on bacterial clearance

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Time‐restricted feeding (TRF) in mice increased liver fatty acid oxidation and decreased fatty acid biosynthesis. These alterations persisted when TRF was discontinued and the host was infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pre‐exposure to TRF did not alter tissue (lung and spleen) mycobacterial burden but significantly reduced CD3+ T cells in lungs
Ashish Gupta, Nidhi Yadav, Subhasmita Das, R. Rajendra Kumar Reddy, Nupur Sharma, Amol Ratnakar Suryawanshi, Jaswinder Singh Maras, Ranjan Kumar Nanda   +7 more
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Interaction of HmC1q with leech microglial cells: involvement of C1qBP-related molecule in the induction of cell chemotaxis

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2012
Background In invertebrates, the medicinal leech is considered to be an interesting and appropriate model to study neuroimmune mechanisms. Indeed, this non-vertebrate animal can restore normal function of its central nervous system (CNS) after injury ...
Tahtouh Muriel, Garçon-Bocquet Annelise, Croq Françoise, Vizioli Jacopo, Sautière Pierre-Eric, Van Camp Christelle, Salzet Michel, Nagnan-le Meillour Patricia, Pestel Joël, Lefebvre Christophe   +9 more
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Maze solvers demystified and some other thoughts

, 2017
There is a growing interest towards implementation of maze solving in spatially-extended physical, chemical and living systems. Several reports of prototypes attracted great publicity, e.g.
A Adamatzky, A Adamatzky, A Adamatzky, A Adamatzky, AD Moore, AD Moore, AD Moore, Alexander E. Dubinov, Andrew Adamatzky, Aswathi Nair, C Scherber, CY Lee, D Tolmachiev, DR Reyes, F Rubin, HS Hele-Shaw, HS Hele-Shaw, I Lagzi, Jitka Čejková, K Agladze, K Yokawa, Lionel Tarassenko, MH Dickinson, MJ Fuerstman, R McFee, Simon Ayrinhac   +25 more
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Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Traditional herbal preparations for addressing veterinary problems have been applied in Ankober District, Ethiopia, for generations. However, the millennia-old ethnoveterinary knowledge of the community, and the plants are subjected to loss ...
Asfaw, Zemede, Kelbessa, Ensermu, Molla, Ermias Lulekal, Van Damme, Patrick   +3 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
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Excisional Wound Morphological Characteristics Under the Influence of Medicinal Leech Biologically Active Substances

Innovative Biosystems and Bioengineering
Background. The stages of wound healing following surgery are generally consistent, but immune responses and increased inflammation can delay the normal healing process. As a result, additional support is crucial.
Ruslan Aminov, Alina Aminova
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
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Hirudotherapy /Leech therapy: Applications and Indications in Surgery

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2012
Hirudotherapy (HT) is the application of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) for therapeutic use. It is one of the oldest remedies, being employed by various medicinal practitioners.
Swaid Abdullah, Latief M. Dar, Adil Rashid, Anita Tewari   +3 more
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