In vitro techniques for avoiding edge damage in studies of frog skin

Science. 1971 Jul 9;173(3992):146-8. doi: 10.1126/science.173.3992.146.

Abstract

Frog skins mounted between chambers without compression, with a liquid insulator and a tissue adhesive, were studied in vitro. Since voltage and electrical resistance per unit area were unchanged by a tenfold decrease in area of skin studied, it is concluded that these mounting techniques do not produce edge damage and consequently provide a means for study of the skin in its absence.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylates
  • Animals
  • Anura
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Electrophysiology*
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Methods
  • Skin Physiological Phenomena*
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Urea / metabolism

Substances

  • Acrylates
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Urea