A Primo Vascular System Underneath the Superior Sagittal Sinus in the Brain of a Rabbit

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 210-217

  Nam, Min Ho ^a,b   Lim, Jaekwan ^b,c   Choi, Seung Hoon ^a,c   Kim, Sung Chul ^d   Soh, Kwang Sup ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain; Dura mater; Pia mater; Primo vascular system; Primo vessel; Superior sagittal sinus

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

EID: 84867139487     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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