TABLE 3.
Effect of LTβR-Ig treatment on susceptibility to orally inoculated scrapiea
| Day of treatmentb | hu-Ig
|
LTβR-Ig
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence | Mean incubation period (days) ± SE | Incidence | Mean incubation period (days) ± SE | |
| −3 | 8/8 | 342 ± 6 | 0/7 | 7× > 518 |
| +14 | 8/8 | 351 ± 12 | 9/9 | 356 ± 3 |
See Table 1, footnote a.
Mice were given a single i.p. injection (100 μg) of LTβR-Ig or hu-Ig (as a control) 3 days before (−3) or 14 days after (+14) oral inoculation with scrapie.