From ancient leech to direct thrombin inhibitors and beyond: New from old

Medicinal leeches have been used in health care since before written history, with widely varying popularity over the centuries. Nowadays, medicinal leech therapy is mainly used in plastic and reconstructive microsurgery, with new interesting potential therapeutic applications in many other diseases...

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Main Authors: Maria Rosa Montinari, Sergio Minelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332222002670