Construction of a medicinal leech transcriptome database and its application to the identification of leech homologs of neural and innate immune genes

Construction of a medicinal leech transcriptome database and its application to the identification of leech homologs of neural and innate immune genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The medicinal leech, <it>Hirudo medicinalis</it>, is an important model system for the study of nervous system structure, function, development, regeneration and repair. It is also a unique species in being presently appr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wincker Patrick, Da Silva Corinne, Casavant Thomas, Scheetz Todd, Bafna Vineet, Soares Marcelo B, Edsall Lee, Gaasterland Terry, Macagno Eduardo R, Tasiemski Aurélie, Salzet Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/407

Internet

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/407

Similar Items