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Hirudin: long live the leech!

Research article published in The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (1994)

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Drug DevelopmentBhatt A · The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 1994

Summary

Hirudin: long live the leech!

Why This Matters for Hirudotherapy

Relevant to the development and clinical application of leech-derived pharmaceutical compounds.

Citation

Hirudin: long live the leech!

Bhatt A · The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 1994

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