Table 2.

Splenic lymphocytes from WN, MN2nd, and MN3rd rats.

	(% ± s.e.)
	WN	MN2nd	MN3rd
T (CD3+)	46·6 ± 2·6	36·8 ± 2·5†	38·1 ± 2·7†
B (CD45RA+)	26·6 ± 2·8	28·2 ± 3·0	23·0 ± 3·0
NK (NKR-P1A+)	3·9 ± 0·6	3·4 ± 0·5	5·1 ± 0·9
Total lymphocytes	76·8 ± 3·1	71·4 ± 4·4	65·9 ± 4·4†
Non-lymphoid cells*	24·7 ± 2·9	30·6 ± 4·4	34·1 ± 4·4†

^*Cells that appear in region of analysis. Data are based upon flow cytometric analysis of 10 000 events and are means ± standard errors (SE).

^†Statistical differences from WN, P < 0·05: CD3⁺ moderately (MN2nd) and severely (MN3rd); total lymphocytes (MN3rd) malnourished rats; non-lymphoid cells (MN3rd).