Summary
A dermatome for experiments with small animals in which split skin grafts are required has been introduced. The dermatome is inexpensive and it is easy to remove skin of correct thickness. It can also be used to create comparable raw areas in an experimental model using small animals.
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Suzuki, T., Sawada, Y. A dermatome for experiments with small animals. Eur. J. Plast. Surg. 12, 143–144 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02892677
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02892677