Table 1 Number of mast cells in the stomach, the skin and the peritoneal cavity

From: Stat4 suppresses the proliferation of connective tissue-type mast cells

 

Balb/c+/+ mice

Stat4-deficient Balb/c mice

Number of mice examined

Mucosa of stomacha

122.9±14.6

1133.8±6.4

4

Submucosa of stomachb

4.3±0.9

11.8±1.5

4

Skinc

157.9±10.2

2241.7±20.8*

8

Peritoneal cavityd

43.5±9.3

559.4±13.1*

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  1. aNumber of mast cells per cm of mucosa of glandular stomach.
  2. bNumber of mast cells per cm of submucosa of glandular stomach.
  3. cNumber of mast cells per cm of dorsal skin.
  4. dNumber of mast cells per 103 nucleated peritoneal cells.
  5. Mean±s.e. in the mice examined.
  6. *P<0.05 when compared to the value in Balb/c+/+ mice by t-test.
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