title: Rabbit ear chambers.
abstract: This protocol describes a procedure to surgically implant transparent chambers in the ears of male New Zealand white rabbits. Such chambers allow continuous, noninvasive, long-term monitoring of angiogenesis during wound healing, as well as the study of tumor angiogenesis. A method for tumor implantation is also provided.
authors: Rakesh K
authors: RK
authors: Jain
authors: Lance L
authors: LL
authors: Munn
authors: Dai
authors: D
authors: Fukumura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004423:Ear / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits; D014945:Wound Healing