Protocol for xenotransplantation of human skin and streptozotocin diabetes induction in immunodeficient mice to study impaired wound healing

Summary: Here, we present a protocol for the integration of human skin onto the backs of diabetic immunodeficient mice, providing a versatile in vivo model for mimicking and studying mechanisms involved in impaired cutaneous wound healing. This protocol includes instructions for the grafting of huma...

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Main Authors: Zhuqing Li, Brandon Sumpio, Enya Wang, Mauricio Contreras, Ikram Mezghani, Georgios Theocharidis, Aristidis Veves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722009091