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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Neurol. 2009 Oct 6;221(1):38–53. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.09.028

Figure 9.

Figure 9

The Mouse Pectoral Hair Loss Scale (mPHLS). Panel A illustrates the mPHLS on mouse drawings displaying the mouse's Right Ventral Side (RVS) and Left Ventral Side (LVS). Each ventral side is scored independent of each other. Level “0” = no apparent hair loss. Level “1” = hair loss in the medial forearm only. Level “2” = hair loss in the medial and lateral forearm. Level “3” = hair loss in the entire forelimb (distal and proximal) up to the shoulder. Level “4” = hair loss in the entire forelimb past the shoulder and extending toward the midline of the chest. Level “5” = hair loss in the entire arm, chest, and extending down toward the abdomen. Panel B illustrates mouse examples of hair loss after 100 kdyn contusion injuries at C5 using the mPHLS.