Walleye dermal sarcoma virus (WDSV) has been identified as the causative agent of a benign neoplasia of walleye Stizostedion vitreum, walleye dermal sarcoma (WDS). We conducted an experimental transmission regimen to determine if WDSV is capable of inducing dermal sarcoma in the closely related sauger S. canadense. Nearly all of young-of-the-year saugers (96%) inoculated with filtrates of sprin...

The acellular dermal matrix allograft has been used as an alternative to autogenous palatal mucosal graft. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the biocompatibility of an acellular dermal matrix (AlloDerm) in culture of macrophages. For hydrogen peroxidase determination we used the method of Pick & Kesari, and the Griess method for nitric oxide determination. Statistical analysis showed ...

In contrast, the fetus in the mild-gestational period heals cutaneous wounds without scarring by regeneration of the normal dermal architecture, including restoration of dermal appendages and neurovasculature, in all mammalian species. This period of regenerative healing is followed by a transitional period in which wounds heal with a normal extracellular matrix but fail to regenerate its derma...