| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | The substance secreted by leeches which prevents blood from clotting. Hirudin is used by the leeches while they feed on blood from their victims. (references) | ||
| Health | The active principle in the buccal gland secretion of leeches. It acts as an antithrombin and as an antithrombotic agent. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Hirudin is a naturally occurring peptide in the salivary glands of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) that has a blood anticoagulant property. This is fundamental for the leeches’ alimentary habit of hematophagy, since it keeps the blood flowing after the initial phlebotomy performed by the worm on the host’s skin. Hirudin was discovered by J.B. Haycraft in 1884. (references) | ||
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