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Artificial Blood
Leech behavior modified following foraging for artificial blood
October 5th, 2006
Leech behavior is modified following foraging for artificial blood. According to a recently published study from the United States, "In this study we examined whether the foraging for artificial blood affected the behavioral responsiveness of leeches to electrical stimulation of the body wall. "After foraging for artificial blood, electrical stimulation of the posterior end of the leech significantly increased the percentage of stimulation trials that elicited locomotory activity-swimming and crawling-compared to the behaviors elicited when leeches did not forage or foraged for normal saline." "On the other hand," reported P.D....
Source: Blood Weekly (2006-10-05)
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