Leeching in the history-a review

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1650-1653

  Munshi, Younis ^a   Ara, Irfat ^a   Rafique, Huma ^a   Ahmad, Zahoor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Bloodletting; Hirudin; Hirudinaria medicinalis; Hirudinase; Leeching

Indexed keywords

HIRUDINARIA; HIRUDINIDA;

ANIMAL; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEECH; LEECHING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; LEECHES; LEECHING;

EID: 54049101694     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1650.1653     Document Type: Review

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