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History of the Leech Trade in Ireland, 1750–1915: Microcosm of a Global Commodity
In the nineteenth century the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis evolved into a lucrative commodity in great demand throughout the western world. In less than a century its trade became big business by any measure, involving tens of millions of animals shipped to every inhabited continent. In this c...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24069887 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2013.21 |