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. 2008 Jun;152(3):585–592. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03649.x

Table 3.

T (CD3+) splenic lymphocyte subpopulations of WN, MN2nd and MN3rd rats.

(% ± s.e.)

T (CD3+) WN MN2nd MN3rd
CD4+ 53·8 ± 1·3 47·0 ± 3·2* 42·2 ± 5·5*
CD8+ 36·9 ± 1·6 42·0 ± 4·1 44·8 ± 5·0
CD4+ CD8+ 5·3 ± 0·5 5·2 ± 0·8 5·8 ± 2·1
CD4- CD8- 3·9 ± 1·4 5·9 ± 2·7 7·2 ± 2·5*
*

Significantly different from WN rats, P < 0·05: in CD4+ moderately (MN2nd); in CD4+ and in CD4- CD8- severely (MN3rd) malnourished rats.