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Table 2 Kinetic analysis of the numbers of mast cells in skeletal muscle in wild-type mice upon C protein-induced myositis induction

From: Roles of mast cells in the pathogenesis of inflammatory myopathy

 

Days after immunization

Site

Day 0

Day 10

Day 21

Endomysium

6.3 ± 1.0

10.5 ± 3.7

13.5 ± 7.4a

Perivascular

2.2 ± 1.0

3.3 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 3.6a

Perimysium

1.3 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 1.0

2.8 ± 0.5a

  1. Mast cells were identified as toluidine blue-positive cells. The number of mast cells in each mouse was expressed as the maximum number of cells/100× magnification field in quadriceps. aP <0.05 as compared with mast cell numbers at each site at day 0.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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