Protocol for the Observation of the Primo Vascular System in the Lymph Vessels of Rabbits

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 234-240

  Jung, Sharon Jiyoon ^a   Cho, Sang Yeon ^a   Bae, Kyoung Hee ^a,b   Hwang, Sun Hee ^c   Lee, Byung Cheon ^d   Kim, Sung Chul ^e   Kwon, Byoung Se ^c   Kwon, Hee Min ^b   Song, Yoon Kyu ^a   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^e Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LYMPH VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 84867140162     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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