Experimental model in hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) to study heterologous graft of scars and cutaneous diseases in plastic surgery Modelo experimental no hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) para estudo de transplantes heterólogos de cicatrizes e doenças cutâneas em cirurgia plástica

Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) has in its cheek pouches sub-epithelium an "Immunologically Privileged Site" which allows the integration of homo- and heterologous graft. This paper describes some anatomical and histological characteristics of that site, as well as analyzes as...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Hochman, Lydia Masako Ferreira, Flaviane Cássia Vilas Bôas, Mario Mariano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2004-12-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502004000700013