diff --git a/docs/developer_guides/chap03_index_service.md b/docs/developer_guides/chap03_index_service.md
index 9fec86a6df..be2e6d2ee1 100644
--- a/docs/developer_guides/chap03_index_service.md
+++ b/docs/developer_guides/chap03_index_service.md
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
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 ## 3. Index Service
 
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 #### 3.1 Overview
 
 <img src="./figs/index_coord.png" width=700>
@@ -23,9 +19,7 @@ type IndexCoord interface {
 }
 ```
 
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-* *RegisterNode*
+- _RegisterNode_
 
 ```go
 type MsgBase struct {
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ type RegisterNodeResponse struct {
 }
 ```
 
-* *BuildIndex*
+- _BuildIndex_
 
 ```go
 type KeyValuePair struct {
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ type BuildIndexResponse struct {
 }
 ```
 
-* *DropIndex*
+- _DropIndex_
 
 ```go
 type DropIndexRequest struct {
@@ -87,7 +81,7 @@ type DropIndexRequest struct {
 }
 ```
 
-* *GetIndexStates*
+- _GetIndexStates_
 
 ```go
 type GetIndexStatesRequest struct {
@@ -117,7 +111,7 @@ type GetIndexStatesResponse struct {
 }
 ```
 
-* *GetIndexFilePaths*
+- _GetIndexFilePaths_
 
 ```go
 type GetIndexFilePathsRequest struct {
@@ -137,7 +131,7 @@ type GetIndexFilePathsResponse struct {
 
 ```
 
-* *NotifyBuildIndex*
+- _NotifyBuildIndex_
 
 ```go
 type NotifyBuildIndexRequest struct {
@@ -148,8 +142,6 @@ type NotifyBuildIndexRequest struct {
 }
 ```
 
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 #### 3.3 Index Node Interface
 
 ```go
@@ -162,7 +154,7 @@ type IndexNode interface {
 }
 ```
 
-* *BuildIndex*
+- _BuildIndex_
 
 ```go
 
@@ -181,7 +173,7 @@ type BuildIndexRequest struct {
 }
 ```
 
-* *DropIndex*
+- _DropIndex_
 
 ```go
 type DropIndexRequest struct {