Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 190-196 , September 2009

The Origin of Endothelial Cells in Novel Structures, Bonghan Ducts and Bonghan Corpuscles Determined Using Immunofluorescence

  • Sun-Shin Yi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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  • In-Koo Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Min-Su Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, ChonBuk National University, JeonJu, South Korea
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  • Kwang-Sup Soh

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, School of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Yeo-Sung Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 13 July 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60054-6

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 190-196 , September 2009

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