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Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice are genetically susceptible to experimental autoimmune prostatitis (EAP).
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Dec 1998
Rivero V E, Cailleau C, Depiante-Depaoli M, Riera C M, Carnaud C
Abstract excerpt
Rodents develop inflammatory, non-infectious, prostatitis upon autoimmuniz-ation with male accessory gland (MAG) extracts in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Although there appears to be differences among strains, with respect to susceptibility to induction, specific details are not known about the genetic bases of such differences. Because NOD mice have inherited a genetic predisposition to autoimmune lesions...
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