Research Article
IL-4 Receptor-Alpha Signalling of Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Smooth Muscle Cells, and Macrophages Plays a Redundant Role in Oxazolone Colitis
Table 1
Disease activity index scoring sheet (animal distress score).
| Appearance | | Normal | 0 | General lack of grooming | 1 | Staring coat, ocular and nasal discharges | 2 | Piloerection, hunched up | 3 | Clinical signs | | Normal color and movement | 0 | Slight changes in activity | 1 | Moderate changes: weight loss, diarrhea | 2 | Severe changes: immobility, lameness | 3 | Natural behavior | | Normal | 0 | Minor changes | 1 | Less mobile and alert, isolated | 2 | Vocalization, restlessness, very still | 3 | Provoked behaviour | | Normal | 0 | Minor depression or exaggerated response | 1 | Moderate change in expected behaviour | 2 | Reacts violently or very weak | 3 |
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If 3 was scored more than once, an extra point was scored for every 3. . |