Table 1 Selection of mean skin thicknesses of selected species reported in literature for non-weight bearing sites (mean ± SD/SE*).
Species | Site | SC | VE | D | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
µm | SD/SE* | µm | SD/SE* | µm | SD | |||
Mouse | Dorsum | 9 | — | 29 | — | 662 | — | |
Mouse | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (paraffin) | 3.38 | ±0.30* | 11.50 | ±1.24* | — | — | |
Mouse | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (frozen) | 6.69 | ±0.96* | 9.24 | ±0.96* | — | — | |
Mouse | Back | ~5 | — | ~21–22 | — | ~275–280 | ||
Rat | Dorsum | 18 | — | 32 | — | 2040 | — | |
Rat | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (paraffin) | 4.04 | ± 0.47* | 15.34 | ± 1.21* | — | — | |
Rat | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (frozen) | 9.91 | ±1.14* | 10.70 | ±1.73* | — | — | |
Rabbit | Lumbar dorsum | 11.7 | ±3.6 | 20.6 | ±4.0 | 2174.0 | ±486.7 | |
Rabbit | Lumbar dorsum | 9.5 | ±1.6 | 19.4 | ±4.8 | 1719.3 | ±258.5 | |
Rabbit | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (paraffin) | 6.89 | ±0.88* | 13.83 | ±1.23* | — | — | |
Rabbit | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (frozen) | 10.91 | ±1.48* | 9.39 | ±1.25* | — | — | |
Pig | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (paraffin) | 12.85 | ±1.19* | 53.17 | ±3.19* | — | — | |
Pig | Buttock, ear, shoulder, back, abdomen (frozen) | 41.33 | ±3.73* | 15.37 | ±1.51* | — | — | |
Pig | Ear | 17–28 | 60–85 | 1440–2210 | (incl. H) | |||
Human | Abdomen | 17 | — | 47 | — | 2906 | — | |
Human | — | 10 | — | 50–120 | — | 2.28 | — | |
Human | Various sites | — | — | 31–637 | (incl. SC) | 521–1977 | (E+D) | |
