The Flow Path of Alcian Blue From the Acupoint BL23 to the Surface of Abdominal Organs

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-189

  Han, Hyun Jung ^a   Sung, Baeckkyoung ^a   Ogay, Vyacheslav ^a   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

abdominal organ; Alcian Blue; BL23 acupoint; Bonghan duct; flow path

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CELL NUCLEUS; COLON; DUODENUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MERIDIANS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 69949085151     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60053-4     Document Type: Article

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