Mouse cardiac transplantation models represent valuable research tools for studying transplantation immunology. The present protocol details mouse heterotopic cervical cardiac transplantation that involves the placement of cuffs on the recipient's common carotid artery and the donor's pulmonary artery trunk to allow for laminar blood flow.
Li, W., Shepherd, H. M., Krupnick, A. S., Gelman, A. E., Lavine, K. J., Kreisel, D. Mouse Heterotopic Cervical Cardiac Transplantation Utilizing Vascular Cuffs. J. Vis. Exp. (184), e64089, doi:10.3791/64089 (2022).