Table 1

Quantification of lymphocytic foci in the salivary and lacrimal glands of mice from several representative C57BL/6.NOD-Aec1Aec2R(n) recombinant inbred lines
RI line
 Age, weeks
 Submandibular glands
 Lacrimal glands




Number of mice
 Positive
 Average number of LF
 Number of mice
 Positive
 Average number of LF






Male
 Female
 Number
 Male and female
Male
 Female
 Number
 Male and female
RI 34
 20 and 24
 6
 7
 3
 23%
 1.0 ± 0.0
 6
 7
 7
 54%
 1.7 ± 0.4
RI 02
 20 and 24
 4
 7
 0
 0%
 0.0 ± 0.0
 6
 8
 4
 29%
 1.5 ± 0.3
RI 06
 20
 4
 ND
 3
 74%
 4.0 ± 1.7
 4
 ND
 4
 100%
 5.8 ± 4.1
RI 09
 21 and 22
 7
 7
 11
 79%
 3.0 ± 0.6
 7
 7
 6
 43%
 2.8 ± 0.7
RI 12
 24
 7
 4
 5
 45%
 2.4 ± 0.7
 7
 4
 10
 91%
 2.8 ± 0.6
RI 33
 20 and 21
 9
 7
 10
 63%
 2.2 ± 1.0
 9
 7
 13
 81%
 6.5 ± 4.5

LF, lymphocytic foci; ND, not done; RI, recombinant inbred.

Nguyen et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R137   doi:10.1186/ar2560

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