Table I.

Antigen-specific GC Numbers and Sizes in Msh2-deficient Mice

		Total NP+ GCs per 10× field*
		Small				Medium		Large
Day 8
+/+		2.2 ± 1.6				3.5 ± 2.17		1.2 ± 0.98‡
				Total		6.83 ± 2.56
+/−		3.83 ± 1.17				2.33 ± 1.03		0.5 ± 0.84
				Total		6.67 ± 2.25
−/−		3.33 ± 2.07				3.33 ± 2.58		0‡
				Total		6.67 ± 1.37
Day 12
+/+		2.17 ± 1.17				1.83 ± 0.75		1.67 ± 1.33¶+
				Total		5.67 ± 1.5 § **
+/−		3.25 ± 1.89				1.25 ± 1.26		0.25 ± 0.5¶
				Total		4.75 ± 1.70 ‖ **
−/−		1.67 ± 1.5				2.0 ± 1.41		0+
				Total		3.67 ± 1.37 § ‖

^* Values were obtained from three mice of each genotype. Two random fields per section and two sections per mouse from different areas of the single spleen were analyzed.  

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^**, ⁺Value pairs that pass the Student's t test at the 90% confidence level.