Is the Newly Described Interstitial Network the Anatomical Basis of Acupuncture Meridians? A Commentary

Is the Newly Described Interstitial Network the Anatomical Basis of Acupuncture Meridians? A Commentary

ABSTRACT A network passing through interstitial tissues of the human body has been recently described. Despite its functional importance is yet unknown, we try to briefly summarize the known data and to interpret it from the viewpoint of Traditional Chinese medicine. We consider the peculiarities of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) N.J. : 2007), 2020-08, Vol.303 (8), p.2169-2170
Hauptverfasser: Tomov, Nikola, Atanasova, Dimitrinka, Dimitrov, Nikolay
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acupuncture
Acupuncture Points
Acupuncture Therapy
Connective Tissue - anatomy & histology
Humans
interstitium
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Meridians
Traditional Chinese medicine
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT A network passing through interstitial tissues of the human body has been recently described. Despite its functional importance is yet unknown, we try to briefly summarize the known data and to interpret it from the viewpoint of Traditional Chinese medicine. We consider the peculiarities of the interstitium to be the morphological basis of at least some of the known phenomena along acupuncture meridians.
ISSN:1932-8486
1932-8494
DOI:10.1002/ar.24114