Bonghan system as mesenchymal stem cell niches and pathways of macrophages in adipose tissues

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-82

  Lee, Byung Cheon ^a,b   Bae, Kyung Hee ^c   Jhon, Gil Ja ^d   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Research Center of Pharmacopuncture Medicine Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute   (South Korea)

^c SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Adipose tissue; Bonghan corpuscle; Bonghan duct; Macrophage; Mesenchymal stem cell; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TRYPAN BLUE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; SIBUTRAMINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONGHAN CORPUSCLE; BONGHAN DUCT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MACROPHAGE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; STAINING; STEM CELL NICHE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYCLOBUTANES; MACROPHAGES; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING; STEM CELL NICHE; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 64549120286     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60020-0     Document Type: Article

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