A Part of the Medial Branch of the Deep Peroneal Nerve Distributes the Dorsal Pedis Artery and Its Distribution Area is Close to the Acupuncture Point LR3 (Taichong)

Cutaneous nerves have vascular branches (VBs) that reach the arteries and are thought to be involved in arterial constriction. We aimed to examine the anatomical and histological relationship between the VBs of a cutaneous nerve in the foot and the acupuncture point LR3 (Taichong), which is a depres...

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Main Authors: Kanae Umemoto, Munekazu Naito, Naoyuki Hatayama, Shuichi Hirai, Kou Sakabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6760958