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A new murine model for mammalian wound repair and regeneration.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology - 1 Jul 1998
Clark L D, Clark R K, Heber-Katz E
Abstract excerpt
Regeneration is generally considered to be a phenomenon restricted to amphibians in which amputated limbs reform and regrow. We have recently noted a strain of mouse, the MRL, which displays a remarkable capacity for cartilagenous wound closure and provides an example of a phenomenon previously considered to be a form of regeneration. Specifically, through-and-through ear punches rapidly attain full closure with...
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