Table 2.
Mouse endoscopy and murine endoscopic index of colitis severity [MEICS].
Parameter | Description | Score |
---|---|---|
Translucency of the colon mucosa | Transparent | 0 |
Moderate | 1 | |
Marked | 2 | |
Non-transparent | 3 | |
Vascular pattern | Normal | 0 |
Moderate | 1 | |
Marked | 2 | |
Bleeding | 3 | |
Fibrin visible | None | 0 |
Little | 1 | |
Marked | 2 | |
Extreme | 3 | |
Stool consistency | Normal + solid | 0 |
Still shaped | 1 | |
Unshaped | 2 | |
Spread | 3 |