PMC:17823 / 9798-10607 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/17823","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"17823","source_url":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/17823","text":"Clinical evaluation of arthritis and weight\nAll mice were labelled and monitored individually. Limbs were inspected by two observers at regular intervals (3, 7, 12 and 20 days). Arthritis was defined as visible erythema and/or swelling of at least one joint. In order to evaluate the intensity of arthritis, we used a clinical scoring system in which macroscopic inspection yields a score of 0–3 for each paw (0, normal; 1, mild swelling and/or erythema; 2, moderate swelling and erythema; and 3, marked swelling and occasionally ankylosis), resulting in an arthritic score ranging from 0 to 12 for each mouse. An arthritic index was constructed by dividing the sum of scores from all four limbs in each mouse by the number of animals in each experimental group. Weight was checked at days 0, 3, 7, 12 and 20.","divisions":[{"label":"title","span":{"begin":0,"end":43}}],"tracks":[]}