{"Procedure":"<p>\n\tMutant mice and wild-type controls (2 female and 2 males/group) receive 1.5% dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days.</p>\n<p>\n\tWeights are recorded daily and any mice that have lost greater than 20% or that exhibit clinical signs are sacrificed.</p>\n<p>\n\tAt day 10 mice are sacrificed and samples from the medial and distal gut are collected for histological analysis.</p>\n<p>\n\tA pathology scoring system is used to assess the effect of the DSS in a blinded manner.</p>\n","Purpose":"<p>\n\tDextran Sodium Sulphate (DSS) Histology</p>\n","Experimental Design":"<p>\n\tMutant mice and wild-type controls (2 female and 2 males/group)</p>\n"}