Open AccessDeer Antlers – A Model of Mammalian Appendage Regeneration: An Extensive Review
Author(s) -
Uwe Kierdorf,
Horst Kierdorf
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000300565
Subject(s) - antler , regeneration (biology) , biology , appendage , vertebrate , regenerative medicine , stem cell , wound healing , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , immunology , genetics , gene
compared with other vertebrate taxa, mammals possess a very limited capacity for appendage regeneration. The antlers of deer are an exception in that they are periodically lost and fully regenerated throughout the life of an individual.
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