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Table 1. Differentiation antigen phenotypes of developing and mature B2 B cells.

	Suface marker phenotype
HSC/LMPP	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁻ ^, IL-7r⁻, ckit⁺
CLP	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁻, ckit⁻, AA4.1⁺, IL-7r⁺
pre-pro-B	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM⁻, CD19⁻, CD43^hi
pro-B	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM⁻, CD19⁺, CD43^hi
pre-B	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM⁻, CD19⁺, CD43^lo/−
immature B	Lin⁻ (Ter119, CD3ε, CD11b, Gr1, NK1.1), B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM⁺, CD19⁺, CD43^lo/−
T1 transitional	B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM^hi, CD23⁻
T2 transitional	B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM^hi, CD23⁺
T3 transitional	B220⁺, AA4.1⁺, IgM^lo, CD23⁺
MZB	B220⁺, AA4.1⁻, CD1d^hi
FoB	B220⁺, AA4.1⁻, CD1d^lo

B lymphocyte subsets (left column) were identified and defined based on flow cytometric analysis using surface expression of specific antigens (right column).