Article
Ontogeny of the skin and the transition from scar-free to scarring phenotype during wound healing in the pouch young of a marsupial, Monodelphis domestica.
Developmental biology - 1 May 1995
Armstrong J R, Ferguson M W
Abstract excerpt
The marsupial Monodelphis domestica provides a versatile model for the study of "fetal" wound healing. The pouch young of this species have been used to perform a systematic histological study of wound healing and skin development throughout pouch life; from Pouch Day 0 to Pouch Day 30 with comparisons drawn against adults. We have demonstrated that pouch young heal without macroscopic scars if wounded before...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Cicatrix
- Epithelium
- Hair
- Inflammation
- Muscles
- Opossums
- Phenotype
- Skin
- Wound Healing
