We describe a model of heterotopic abdominal heart transplantation in rats, implying modifications of current strategies, which lead to a simplified surgical approach. Additionally, we describe a novel rejection model by in-ear injection of vital cardiac muscle cells, allowing further transplant immunological analyses in rats.
Weigle, C. A., Lieke, T., Vondran, F. W. R., Timrott, K., Klempnauer, J., Beetz, O. An Immunological Model for Heterotopic Heart and Cardiac Muscle Cell Transplantation in Rats. J. Vis. Exp. (159), e60956, doi:10.3791/60956 (2020).