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Effect of Sodium Fluoride on Regeneration in the Rabbit Ear

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THE unique example of adult mammalian tissue regeneration seen in the rabbit's ear after removal of 1 cm2 of its whole thickness1 has been used to investigate the effects of procedures such as the administration of steroids on this regeneration2–5.

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JOSEPH, J., TYDD, M. Effect of Sodium Fluoride on Regeneration in the Rabbit Ear. Nature 246, 165–166 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246165a0

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