Adjuvant arthritis in the rat during pregnancy.
Pregnancy is known to have a beneficial effect on some forms of peripheral arthritis in man. We have examined the effect of pregnancy on the development and severity of adjuvant arthritis in the rat. Pregnancy does modify the development of adjuvant arthritis, but once the arthropathy is established, the changes seen with pregnancy are not the same as with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Rheumatic Disease Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors