Table 3. B cell subsets in the spleens of infected mice.
| Mean (SD) %, a | ||||||
| B cells | Activated B cells | Germinal Center B cells | ||||
| dpi | WT | Sts dKO | WT | Sts dKO | WT | Sts dKO |
| 12 | 39.27 (2.55) | 45.57 (2.38)* | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| 16 | 55.17 (2.83) | 56.3 (6.76) | nd | nd | 2.70 (1.14) | 2.21 (1.14) |
| 28 | 43.13 (5.49) | 43.26 (5.24) | 3.28 (0.22) | 3.82 (0.48)* | 1.18 (0.45) | 1.43 (0.47) |
| 45–57 | 22.1 (2.33) | 24.6 (1.82) | 11.38 (0.63) | 10.68 (0.38) | 2.38 (0.50) | 1.70 (0.09)* |
a
, The data shown are the percentage +/− standard deviation for each subset derived from FACS analysis of individual infected mice. *, significant difference (p<0.05) between infected WT and STS dKO mice.