Table I.
Lymphoid Organ T Cell Contents after Excision of panLN at 3 Wk of Age
| Percentage of cells
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Time after panLN |
Spleen | perLN | MLN |
| Sham | 1 mo | 41.4 ± 2.2 | 75.5 ± 1.5 | 70.8 ± 1 |
| panLNx | 35.2 ± 3.4 | 68.6 ± 1.7 | 74.9 ± 2 | |
| Sham | 3 mo | 46.9 ± 4.7 | 67.4 ± 1.9 | – |
| panLNx | 47.3 ± 4.7 | 68.9 ± 2.9 | – | |
| Control | 8 mo | 41.3 | 67.2 | 34.2 |
| panLNx | 38.2 ± 1.3 | 60.8 ± 3.9 | 26.3 ± 2.4 | |
The percentage of T cells was determined after labeling with anti-Thy 1.2 FITC. Control mice were sham-operated animals at 1 and 3 mo after surgery and age-matched female NOD mice at 8 mo. Mean ± SEM of three animals or mean of two mice (P > 0.05 control vs. LNxpanLNx).