Intervention | Knockout |
Genetic background | 129 |
Wound model | Full-Thickness Excisional Punch |
Wound Dimensions | 3.5 mm â |
Wound Location | Dorsum |
Effect on skin wound healing | Reduced re-epithelialization; increased expression of the Slug target genes keratin 8 and E-cadherin at wound margins; 40% of mice developed non-healing cutaneous ulcers in response to chronic UVR |
References | Savagner et al. 2005 Hudson et al. 2009 |