Bonghan ducts

June 14, 2005

Hi Marcia, & All,

M.Szabó wrote:

> Hi everybody! Does anyone have or can obtain the article Hak-Soo Shin,

> Hyeon-Min Johng, Byung-Cheon Lee, Sung-Il Cho, Kyung-Soon Soh, Ku-Youn

> Baik, Jung-Sun Yoo, and Kwang-Sup Soh Feulgen reaction study of novel

> threadlike structures (Bonghan ducts) on the surfaces of mammalian

> organs. Anat Rec B New Anat 16 May 2005 284B(1): p. 35.

> please send to szabo Thanks! Márcia Rizzo Faculdade de

> Medicina Veterinária UFU - Câmpus Umuarama 38.400-902 Uberlândia - MG

> Brasil tel (34)3218-2228 fax (34)3218-2521

I only have the abstract:

> HS Shin, HM Johng, BC Lee, SI Cho, KS Soh, KY Baik, JS Yoo, and KS Soh

> Feulgen reaction study of novel threadlike structures (Bonghan ducts)

> on the surfaces of mammalian organs. Anat Rec B New Anat, May 1, 2005;

> 284(1): 35-40. Threadlike structures on the surfaces of internal

> organs, which are thought to be part of the Bonghan duct system, were

> first reported about 40 years ago, but have been largely ignored since

> then. Recently, they were rediscovered, and in this study we discuss

> the Feulgen reaction that specifically stains DNA in order to identify

> these structures on the surface of rabbit livers as part of the

> Bonghan system. The distribution, shapes, and sizes of their nuclei

> are found to be similar to those of intravascular threadlike

> structures. The endothelial nuclei are rod-shaped, 10-20 mum long, and

> aligned in a broken-line striped fashion. The threadlike structure

> consists of a bundle of several subducts, which is a characteristic

> feature of Bonghan ducts and distinguishes them morphologically from

> lymphatic vessels. In addition, the Feulgen reaction clearly

> demonstrates that the subducts pass through a corpuscle, which is

> usually irregular or oval-shaped and is connected to two or several

> threadlike structures that form a web on the surfaces of organs.

> Furthermore, spherical granules of about 1 mum in diameter are

> detected in the subducts. These granules were well stained by using

> the Feulgen reaction, which implies that they contain DNA. According

> to previous reports, a granule is a type of microcell and plays an

> essential role in the physiology and therapeutic effect of the Bonghan

> system and acupuncture. This role has yet to be elucidated. Anat Rec

> Publication Type: Journal article PMID: 15898080

If any of you can source a digital copy, or a scanned copy, please

forward it to me and I will mount it on the List server.

Tonight, I emailed Dr. Soh, one of the authors, to invite him to discuss

the findings of his group with us. He is a member of PA-L.

Best regards,

Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

Ireland.

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Chinese Proverb

June 14, 2005