Positive outcome of medical leeches (hirudotherapy) for venous congestion.
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Hirudotherapy in veterinary medicine.
The saliva of medicinal leeches, e.g., Hirudo medicinalis and Hirudo verbana commonly used in hirudotherapy, contains more than 100 bioactive substances with various therapeutic effects, including anticoagulant, vasodilator, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory and anaesthetic properties. Recently, leeches have been used very successfully in veterinary medicine to treat many diseases of animals, esp...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi
دوره 27 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015