About the Authors

Yu Ri Kim

Affiliation Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea

Ha Neui Kim

Affiliation Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea

Sung Min Ahn

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea

Yung Hyun Choi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan, Yangjeong, Republic of Korea

Hwa Kyoung Shin

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea

Byung Tae Choi

choibt@pusan.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea, Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongnam, Yangsan, Republic of Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YRK BTC. Performed the experiments: YRK HNK SMA. Analyzed the data: YRK YHC HKS BTC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HKS BTC. Wrote the paper: YRK BTC.