title: [Comments on the suitability of swine skin as a biological model for human skin].
abstract: The use of porcine skin as a biomedical model for the human integument is discussed with reference to the literature. The epidermis and dermis can be used as a model as there are clear structural, functional and biochemical similarities with human skin layers. The actual utilization of porcine skin in dermatological research is reviewed. Practical difficulties are emphasized: in particular, the conditions required for use of porcine skin in experimental research, the most suitable breeds, and restrictions on biological interpretation of the results.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zoologie, Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012106:Research; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D013556:Swine, Miniature
vernacular_title: Bemerkungen zur Eignung der Schweinehaut als biologisches Modell für die Haut des Menschen.