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Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals the mechanism of leech environmental adaptation.
Gene - 20 Jul 2018
Liu Zichao, Zhao Feng, Tong Xiangrong, Liu Kaiqing, Wang Bin, Yang Lijiang, Ning Tiao, Wang Yanjie, Zhao Fang, Wang Dingkang, Wang Debin
Abstract excerpt
The medicinal leeches have been widely utilized in medical procedures for thousands of years. Recently, there were more and more transcriptomes of leech published online including the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) and some other leeches. However, leech's genetic backgrounds are still largely unknown. In this report, transcriptomes of three phylogenetically close leeches (Poecilobdella javanica, Whitmania...
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