Hepatic stellate cells increase in Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 GFAP and T. gondii immunohistochemical test results and statistical data

Antibody	Control (n = 5)		2 DAI (n = 5)		4 DAI (n = 5)		6 DAI (n = 5)		Statistical significance p*
Antibody	Mean	Std. deviation	Mean	Std. deviation	Mean	Std. deviation	Mean	Std. deviation	p**
GFAP	0.902	0.080	2.515	0.383	3.090	0.171	3.609	0.316	<0.05
T. gondii	0	0	3.538	0.440	4.136	0.218	4.632	0.337	<0.05

DAI days after infection, GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein, T. gondii Toxoplasma gondii.
*Mann–Whitney test.
**Kruskal-Wallis test.

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