Figure 3.
Impaired virus-specific IgG response in the absence of sIgM. Groups of 3-mo-old sIgM−/− and sIgM+/+ mice (n = 10) were infected with influenza virus Mem71. Mice were bled at indicated times, and the titers of influenza virus–specific IgM, IgG1, and IgG2a were measured by ELISA. Arbitrary units of antivirus Ig per milliliter were determined by comparison to a standard hyperimmune serum.