TABLE 1.
Influence of protein deficiency on T-cell subset distributions in uninfected guinea pigs
| Lymphocyte source | Dieta | % Total lymphocytesb
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| αβTcR+ | CD4+ | CD8+ | ||
| Spleen | C | 40.0 ± 4.8 | 28.0 ± 4.0 | 15.2 ± 3.4 |
| LP | 38.5 ± 4.3 | 23.5 ± 3.8 | 8.3 ± 5.1 | |
| Blood | C | 42.3 ± 4.1 | 29.3 ± 4.3 | 8.2 ± 3.1 |
| LP | 32.4 ± 5.0 | 24.1 ± 3.8 | 6.0 ± 3.7 | |
a
C, 30% ovalbumin diet; LP, 10% ovalbumin diet. Guinea pigs were fed for 8 weeks.
b
Data are derived from flow cytofluorometric analysis of 10,000 events and are means ± standard errors of the means for three to five determinations.