Leech infestation

Swimming of fish and other animals results from interactions of rhythmic body movements with the surrounding fluid. This paper… (More)

Common causes for unilateral nasal bleeding in adults are benign or malignant tumors and deviated nasal septum. Here we present… (More)

The European medicinal leech is one of vanishingly few animal species with direct application in modern medicine. In addition to… (More)

We report on a 15-year-old girl who presented with a history of chest pain, coughing, intermittent haemoptysis, fever, pallor and… (More)

Two tubular hearts propel blood through the closed circulatory system of the medicinal leech. The hearts are myogenic but are… (More)

The rhythmic beating of the tube-like hearts in the medicinal leech is driven and coordinated by rhythmic activity in segmental… (More)

Intracellular rickettsia-like structures were found in the tissues of a glossiphoniid leech, Torix tagoi, by transmission… (More)

A 50 year old para vi patient was referred to Mekelle Hospital on October 23, 1992 with post menopausal vaginal bleeding and… (More)

We present a case of haematemesis and malaena, severe enough to require blood transfusion, caused by leech infestation from the… (More)

I have examined the effects of serotonin on the generation of the motor program for swimming by the medicinal leech, Hirudo… (More)