Proportion of MMCP-4 mRNA Expressing Mast Cells in the Skin of +/+, mi/mi, and tg/tg Mice Shown by In Situ Hybridization
Genotype of Mice . | No. of Mice . | No. of Alcian Blue+ Cells per cm of Skin* . | No. of MMCP-4 mRNA+ Cells per cm of Skin* . | Proportion of MMCP-4 mRNA+ to Alcian Blue+ Cells (%)* . |
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+/+ | 5 | 211 ± 10 | 43 ± 4 | 20 ± 1 |
mi/mi | 5 | 51 ± 8† | 1 ± 1† | 2 ± 1† |
tg/tg | 5 | 42 ± 9† | 1 ± 1† | 2 ± 1† |