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Evidence for the Primo Vascular System above the Epicardia of Rat Hearts
Joint Authors
Ryu, Yeon Hee
Lee, Inhyung
Kim, Se Hoon
Park, Sang Hyun
Lee, Jeong Yim
Lee, Byung-Cheon
Yoon, Seung Zhoo
Lee, Ho-Sung
Kang, Dae-In
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We for the first time reported evidence for the existence of a novel network, a PVS, abovethe epicardium of the rat heart.
(1) We were consecutively able to visualize the PVs and the PNs above the epicardial spaces of five rats’ hearts by using Cr-Hx spraying or injection.
(2) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and toluidine blue staining of the PVs and the PNs showed that they consisted of a basophilic matrix; specifically the PNs contained several mast cells, some of which were degranulating into pericardial space.
Also, 4′, 6-diamidino-2 phenylindole (DAPI) images of the PVs and the PNs showed that they contained various kinds of cells.
(3) Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) longitudinal image of the PVs showed that the sinuses contained many granules with high-electron-density cores in parallel with putative endothelial cells.
(4) TEM images of the PNs demonstrated that they consisted of lumen-containing cells surrounded by fibers and that they had mast cells that were degranulating toward the epicardium of the rat heart.
The above data suggest that mast-cells-containing novel network exists above the epicardium of the rat heart.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Ho-Sung& Lee, Jeong Yim& Kang, Dae-In& Kim, Se Hoon& Lee, Inhyung& Park, Sang Hyun…[et al.]. 2013. Evidence for the Primo Vascular System above the Epicardia of Rat Hearts. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477408
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Ho-Sung…[et al.]. Evidence for the Primo Vascular System above the Epicardia of Rat Hearts. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477408
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Ho-Sung& Lee, Jeong Yim& Kang, Dae-In& Kim, Se Hoon& Lee, Inhyung& Park, Sang Hyun…[et al.]. Evidence for the Primo Vascular System above the Epicardia of Rat Hearts. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477408
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477408