Table 2

Percentages of cells in the different splenic and bone marrow erythroblast populations

ERK1+/+ERK1−/−P
Spleen*    
    Ter119+ cells 37.24 ± 2.24 43.58 ± 1.85 .038 
    ProE population 0.12 ± 0.02 0.36 ± 0.05 < .001 
    Ery.A population 7.01 ± 0.55 19.08 ± 1.18 < .001 
    Ery.B population 9.42 ± 1.00 14.28 ± 1.03 .005 
    Ery.C population 83.31 ± 1.32 66.27 ± 1.68 < .001 
Bone marrow    
    Ter119+ cells 46.44 ± 1.68 46.56 ± 2.77 NS 
    ProE population 0.69 ± 0.04 0.70 ± 0.04 NS 
    Ery.A population 28.56 ± 1.90 27.78 ± 0.97 NS 
    Ery.B population 50.89 ± 1.84 50.11 ± 2.05 NS 
    Ery.C population 19.67 ± 1.01 21.44 ± 2.50 NS 
ERK1+/+ERK1−/−P
Spleen*    
    Ter119+ cells 37.24 ± 2.24 43.58 ± 1.85 .038 
    ProE population 0.12 ± 0.02 0.36 ± 0.05 < .001 
    Ery.A population 7.01 ± 0.55 19.08 ± 1.18 < .001 
    Ery.B population 9.42 ± 1.00 14.28 ± 1.03 .005 
    Ery.C population 83.31 ± 1.32 66.27 ± 1.68 < .001 
Bone marrow    
    Ter119+ cells 46.44 ± 1.68 46.56 ± 2.77 NS 
    ProE population 0.69 ± 0.04 0.70 ± 0.04 NS 
    Ery.A population 28.56 ± 1.90 27.78 ± 0.97 NS 
    Ery.B population 50.89 ± 1.84 50.11 ± 2.05 NS 
    Ery.C population 19.67 ± 1.01 21.44 ± 2.50 NS 

Numbers of total Ter119+ cells and of each erythroblast subset populations are calculated as depicted in Figure 3, on freshly isolated splenocytes and bone marrow cells from ERK1+/+ and ERK1−/− mice. Data are mean percentage ± SEM.

NS indicates not significant.

*

ERK1+/+ (n = 14); ERK1−/− (n = 23).

Significantly different from ERK1+/+ value (P < .05).

ERK1+/+ (n = 9); ERK1−/− (n = 9).