Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 107-117 , June 2009

Comparison of the Characteristic Features of Bonghan Ducts, Blood and Lymphatic Capillaries

  • Vyacheslav Ogay

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Frontier Physics Research Division and Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung Hee Bae

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Frontier Physics Research Division and Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Ki Woo Kim

      Affiliations

    • National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Kwang-Sup Soh

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Frontier Physics Research Division and Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Frontier Physics Research Division, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea

Received 18 February 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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PII: S2005-2901(09)60042-X

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60042-X

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 107-117 , June 2009

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