Cuff-Free Suture-Based Cervical Model for Secondary Heterotopic Heart Transplantation

J Vis Exp. 2026 Mar 13;(229). doi: 10.3791/69966.
Authors:
Liao M, Liu K, Riella LV, Borges TJ.
Summary

This protocol presents a cuff-free, suture-based cervical heterotopic heart transplantation technique in mice, designed to enable the reliable placement of a second heterotopic cardiac graft for evaluating donor-specific immune tolerance under physiological conditions with minimal interference from foreign material.

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