Genetic analysis of ultraviolet radiation-induced skin hyperplasia and neoplasia in a laboratory marsupial model (Monodelphis domestica).

doi:10.1007/BF00375837

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Genetic analysis of ultraviolet radiation-induced skin hyperplasia and neoplasia in a laboratory marsupial model (Monodelphis domestica).

Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jan 1994

VandeBerg J L, Williams-Blangero S, Hubbard G B, Ley R D, Robinson E S

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Monodelphis domestica, the laboratory opossum, develops hyperplasia and neoplasia of shaved skin after repeated exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). We exposed Monodelphis from genetically diverse families within our colony to determine whether there are any heritable components to the risk o...

Topics

Animals
Female
Hyperplasia
Keratosis
Male
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Nevus, Pigmented
Opossums
Phenotype
Skin
Skin Neoplasms
Ultraviolet Rays

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