The primo vascular structures alongside nervous system: Its discovery and functional limitation

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Park, Eun Sung ^a,b   Kim, Hee Young ^c   Youn, Dong Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Koatech ^*  (South Korea)

^c Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; ENDONEURIUM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; STOMACH MOTILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84877268099     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/538350     Document Type: Review

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