Fluorescent Method for Observing Intravascular Bonghan Duct
Observation of intra-vascular threadlike structures in the blood vessels of rats is reported with the images by differential interference contrast microscope, and fluorescence inverted microscope of the acridine-orange stained samples. The confocal microscope image and the hematoxylin-eosin staining...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacopuncture |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.3.005 |
| Summary: | Observation of intra-vascular threadlike structures in the blood vessels of rats is reported with the images by differential interference contrast microscope, and fluorescence inverted microscope of the acridine-orange stained samples. The confocal microscope image and the hematoxylin-eosin staining revealed the distinctive pattern of nuclei distribution that clearly discerned the threadlike structure from fibrin, capillary, small venule, arteriole, or lymph vessel. Physiological function of the intra-vascular thread in connection with acupuncture is discussed. Especially, this threadlike duct can be a circulation path for herb-liquid flow, which may provide the scientific mechanism for therapeutic effect of herbal acupuncture. |
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| ISSN: | 2093-6966 2234-6856 |