Skin shedding and tissue regeneration in African spiny mice (Acomys)

Ashley W. Seifert (), Stephen G. Kiama, Megan G. Seifert, Jacob R. Goheen, Todd M. Palmer and Malcolm Maden
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Ashley W. Seifert: University of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall PO Box 118525 Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Stephen G. Kiama: University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, 00010 Nairobi, Kenya
Megan G. Seifert: University of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall PO Box 118525 Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Jacob R. Goheen: Mpala Research Centre, PO Box 555 Nanyuki 10400, Kenya
Todd M. Palmer: University of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall PO Box 118525 Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
Malcolm Maden: University of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall PO Box 118525 Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7417, 561-565

Abstract: African spiny mice (Acomys) are shown to be capable of regenerating hair follicles, adipose tissue and cartilage, and they can heal deep lesions of skin, with little scarring, suggesting that these mice could prove useful as a model system for studying tissue regeneration in mammals.

Date: 2012
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