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Leech Therapy

Known as: Hirudotherapy, Leech Anticoagulant Therapy, Leeching 
The use of leeches for medical therapy. From hirudin, the active principle in the salivary secretion of leeches that acts as a potent anticoagulant… 
National Institutes of Health

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BloodlettingHirudin TherapyHirudinidaHirudo

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Preparation of Conjugated Polymers Inside Assembled Solid‐State Devices
Herein we describe a method for the preparation of solid-state devices without the need for solution-based conversion or… 
2010
2010
Medicinal leeches for the treatment of venous congestion and hematoma after plastic reconstructive surgery
Background: Leeches were used for medical purposes as long as 2 000 years ago in ancient Egypt. In recent years the use of… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of an improved method for trace analysis of chloramphenicol using molecularly imprinted polymers.
Review
2007
Review
2007
[Hirudo medicinalis-leech applications in plastic and reconstructive microsurgery--a literature review].
Medical leech therapy has enjoyed a renaissance in the world of reconstructive microsurgery during recent years. Especially… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
SANS and Cryo-TEM Study of Self-Assembled Diblock Copolypeptide Hydrogels with Rich Nano- through Microscale Morphology
Hydrogels for superabsorption, drug delivery matrices, and tissue engineering scaffolds have been traditionally constructed with… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effects of sumatriptan on nitric oxide and superoxide balance during glyceryl trinitrate infusion in the rat. Implications for antimigraine mechanisms
1994
1994
Successful treatment of venous congestion in free skin flaps using medical leeches
Of 74 patients with extensive skin loss of the upper and lower extremities who were treated with free skin flaps, 20 patients… 
1988
1988
Leeches. Objective monitoring of altered perfusion in congested flaps.
In plastic and reconstructive surgery, there has been new interest in the use of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) for the… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The dynamics of adrenocortical secretion.
1937
1937
SPREADING PROPERTIES OF LEECH EXTRACTS AND THE FORMATION OF LYMPH
1. The injection of leech extracts into the skin increases its permeability, as shown both by the spread of fluid and of foreign… 
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