Skin Diseases in Laboratory Mice: Approaches to Drug Target Identification and Efficacy Screening.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
JAX Location
Reprint Collection
JAX Source
Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1438:199-224
Volume
1438
First Page
199
Last Page
224
ISSN
1940-6029
PMID
27150092
Abstract
A large variety of mouse models for human skin, hair, and nail diseases are readily available from investigators and vendors worldwide. Mouse skin is a simple organ to observe lesions and their response to therapy, but identifying and monitoring the progress of treatments of mouse skin diseases can still be challenging. This chapter provides an overview on how to use the laboratory mouse as a preclinical tool to evaluate efficacy of new compounds or test potential new uses for compounds approved for use for treating an unrelated disease. Basic approaches to handling mice, applying compounds, and quantifying effects of the treatment are presented. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1438:199-224
Recommended Citation
Sundberg J,
Silva K,
King L,
Pratt CH.
Skin Diseases in Laboratory Mice: Approaches to Drug Target Identification and Efficacy Screening. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1438:199-224