Bonghan Circulatory System as an Extension of Acupuncture Meridians

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-106

  Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acupuncture meridian; Bonghan corpuscle; Bonghan duct; cancer; regeneration; trypan blue

Indexed keywords

TRYPAN BLUE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BLOOD VESSEL; BONGHAN SYSTEM; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER TISSUE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL REGENERATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCIA; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD VESSELS; HUMANS; MERIDIANS; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 67651097748     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60041-8     Document Type: Review

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