Comparison of leeching and heparin therapy in management of acute venous congestion of limbs in rat

• Main Authors: Seyed Abdollah Mousavi (Author), Maryam Ghasemi (Author), Seyed Jaber Mousavi (Author), Seyyed Saied Mousavi Darka (Author), Vafa Bagheri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute venous congestion leads to blood stasis in the tissue and impaired blood perfusion. Using medicinal leech is an old method for reducing tissue congestion. There are numerous factors in leech saliva and hirudin that have important roles in the leeching beneficial effect. In this study, an anima...