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The primo vascular system (PVS) is evaluated as one of the candidates for an anatomical structure of the acupuncture meridian system. There have been many reports on the visualization of the PVS on organ surfaces, inside blood and lymph vessels, and in the ventricle of the brain. However, in practice, it is not easy to find the PVS and it is difficult to identify the actual PVS. At this moment, four criteria are used to identify the PVS: the node and threadlike structure, the bundle structure, the rod-shaped nuclei, and trypan blue stainability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the criteria are appropriate for identifying the PVS, what are the possible artifacts, and how to avoid them. Toward this end, this study searched for a threadlike structure under various conditions and investigated its characteristics. As a result, the major artifacts were coagulated strings and debris of the visceral peritoneum, caused by urethane damage. Both of these artifacts showed all characteristics of the PVS, as reported previously. In conclusion, in order to identify the PVS, stricter criteria for PVS discrimination are required so as not to confuse the PVS with the artifacts.
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This work was supported by the Association of Korean Oriental Medicine (AKOM) and partially supported by KOSEF (No, 20090084124).
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Choi, CJ., Leem, CH. (2012). Comparison of the Primo Vascular System with a Similar-Looking Structure. In: Soh, KS., Kang, K., Harrison, D. (eds) The Primo Vascular System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0601-3_15
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