Meet the mouse-model for alopecia
February 4th, 2010 by ChassinIf you follow alopecia areata research, you’ve no doubt heard about the “mouse model”…..the ones who develop alopecia areata. Actually, mouse models are not new, but there’s a special type bred at the Jackson Laboratories in Maine. Here’s a lot of info about these AA mice and how researchers can order specific strains.
You’ve also likely heard about “infiltrates” and ” lymphocytes”. What’s especially nice about this page are the cross-sectional photos of hair follicles showing magnification of lymphocyte infiltrates around the follicle bulbs. And here’s even more info about the Jackson technique that induces AA symptoms through surgical grafting from one mouse to another.
