Fig. 9.

Plasma cells in the periphery and lymphoid organs of BTBR and B6 mice. BTBR mice have more plasma cells than B6(C57BL/6) mice. Frequencies and numbers of CD138⁺ plasma cells in the blood (A), spleen (B) and bone marrow (C) are reported for B6 and BTBR mice. Plasma cells were identified based on CD138⁺ cell in CD19^-CD3^- population. Data are representative of three or four independent experiments with 4 pairs of mice in each experiment. ∗ indicates a significant difference between the two strains. ∗ ​= ​p ​< ​0.05, ∗∗ ​= ​p ​< ​0.01, ∗∗∗ ​= ​p ​< ​0.001.