A Modified Murine Heterotopic Heart Transplant Protocol Matching Contemporary Standards of Aseptic Technique, Anesthesia, and AnalgesiaDavid A. Singer 1, Gabrielle C. Musk 2, Wen Hua Huang 1,3, Liu Liu 1, Jaskirat Kaur 1, Monalyssa Watson 1, Amy Prosser 1, Michaela Lucas 1,4, Andrew Lucas 5
1Medical School, The University of Western Australia, 2Animal Care Services, The University of Western Australia, 3Western Australian Liver and Kidney Transplant Service, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, 4Department of Immunology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, 5School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
The present paper describes a modified technique for heterotopic vascularized cardiac transplantation with updated aseptic technique, analgesia, and anesthesia.