Hirudo nipponia is the only blood-sucking leech included in Chinese Pharmacopoeia having distinct features of anticoagulation, exorcizing blood stasis, and promoting menstruation. Despite such signifi
Additional file 2: Table 3. Intron Lengths in the CinFN Gene. Intron lengths in the CinFN gene were estimated by BLAT nucleotide searches of the C. intestinalis genome (Joint Genome Institute v2.0) w
Many animals exhibit typical color patterns that have been linked to key adaptive functions, yet the developmental mechanisms establishing these crucial designs remain unclear. Here, we surveyed color