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Scratching Responses to Epidermal Injury in C57BL/6, DBA/2, BALB/c, and CD1 Mice.
Comparative medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Sargent Jennifer L, Löhr Christiane V, Diggs Helen E
Abstract excerpt
Whereas early investigations into ulcerative dermatitis (UD) focused on the possibility of a primary dermatopathology, several recent studies have advocated scratching behavior as a primary driver for UD. The aim of this study was to assess whether B6 mice exhibit excessive scratching under resting conditions or when provoked by epidermal barrier disruption. We hypothesized that B6 mice would exhibit more...
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