Visualization of the Network of Primo Vessels and Primo Nodes Above the Pia Mater of the Brain and Spine of Rats by Using Alcian Blue

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 218-225

  Lee, Ho Sung ^a,b   Lee, Byung Cheon ^a,c  

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

^b SunMoon University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Acupuncture meridian; Bonghan; Brain; Extracellular DNA (eDNA); Primo vascular system; Spine

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLLAGEN FIBER; DNA; F ACTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; PRIMO NODE; PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84867143740     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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