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Is the Newly Described Interstitial Network the Anatomical Basis of Acupuncture Meridians? A Commentary
Author(s) -
Tomov Nikola,
Atanasova Dimitrinka,
Dimitrov Nikolay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the anatomical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.24114
Subject(s) - acupuncture , neuroscience , basis (linear algebra) , cognitive science , psychology , medicine , anatomy , pathology , alternative medicine , mathematics , geometry
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.