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Current State of Research on the Primo Vascular System

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We provide reviews on the current state of primo vascular system (PVS) research from two different perspectives. The first is about the places where the PVS was observed: nerve system, cardio-vascular system, lymphatic system, fascia in the abdominal cavity, adipose tissue, generative system (testis), skin and abdominal wall, primo fluid and microcells, egg vitelline membrane, and cancer. The second sorts out which parts of Bong-Han Kim’s claims have been confirmed, and which have not yet been confirmed. New findings and methods that were not in Kim’s reports are listed as well. This review is intended to provide a bird’s eye view on PVS research to those who plan to embark on this novel area.

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This research was supported by a “Systems Biology Infrastructure Establishment Grant” from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology and by the Association of Korean Oriental Medicine.

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    Kyung A. Kang

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Soh, KS. (2012). Current State of Research on the Primo Vascular System. 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_5

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