Collagen-induced arthritis in C57BL/6 mice is associated with a robust and sustained T-cell response to type II collagen

Table 1 Incidence, mean day of onset, and maximum clinical score of B6 and DBA/1 mice with collagen-induced arthritis

	Species of CII used for immunisation
	Bovine		Chicken		Mouse
	DBA/1	C57BL/6	DBA/1	C57BL/6	DBA/1	C57BL/6
Incidence	94	0	96	61	30	0
Mean day of onset	24.4 ± 1.9	0	18.3 ± 2.5	29.4 ± 1.3	81.7 ± 11.5	0
Maximum clinical score	4.3 ± 0.9	0	5.8 ± 2.3	3.1 ± 2.2	2.6 ± 1.0	0

There were 20 or more mice per group (data pooled from three independent experiments).

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