Distribution of Mast Cells and Locations, Depths, and Sizes of the Putative Acupoints CV 8 and KI 16

Figure 2

(a) Graphical representation of MC density from Figure 1(c). -axis () is the distance from CV8 in unit of μm. axis () is the number of MCs in 100 μm. (b) The same image of Figure 1(c) showing the selected five regions of high density of MCs with ellipses. The putative acupoints CV 8 and right and left KI 16 are indicated. Two more high-density points are also shown. They might correspond to ST 25 s. (c) A magnified view of the region of CV 8 in Figure 1(c). Four MCs are indicated with arrows. The center and the long and short axes of the covering ellipse are location and size of CV 8, respectively. The center lied in deep dermis below a hair follicle.

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