Figure 8.
Differential loss of CXCL13 transcripts from the peritoneal wall between Pactolus-deficient and BALB/c mice. Three BALB/c and three Pactolus-deficient (knockout) animals were injected with thioglycollate and samples taken 16 hr later. Total peritoneal cells were obtained from the cavity, as well as anatomically identical samples of the peritoneal wall and the greater omentum. Total RNA was extracted and analysed for CXCL13 transcripts by quantitative RT–PCR. Averages are shown from the sets of three mice. Other similar experiments showed the same trend. #t = 0·065: *t = 0·027.