Mouse Fingertip Regeneration
Mice are capable of limited regeneration of the fingertips under appropriate conditions. If some nail bed material remains after an amputation, the fingertip can regenerate (* below). If a digit is amputated behind the nail bed, no regeneration occurs (arrows below).
![Photograph labeled C with 2 asterisks over the mouse fingertip regeneration.](images/tissue-regeneration-07-1.jpg)
![Photograph labeled G with 2 arrows over the mouse fingertips showing no regeneration.](images/tissue-regeneration-07-2.jpg)