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. 2021 Jun 2;19:237. doi: 10.1186/s12967-021-02890-7

Table 3.

Determination method of disease activity index (DAI) in DSS-induced colitis model of mice

Partial score Stool consistency Bleeding General conditions
0 Normal None Normal
1 Soft pellets Blood spots in stool Hunchbacked, piloerection
2 Formed, but thin pellets Deep red stool, perianal bleeding Hunchbacked, piloerection, reduced locomotor activity
3 Liquid, diarrhea Gross bleeding

DAI was determined individually determined in each day of the experiment by summing partial scores of disease symptoms