Fig. 5.

Flow cytometric assessment and enumeration of spleen cells pre- and post-faecal slurry ingestion. No significant increase in the population of CD25-positive cells was noted (a). At day 7 CD11b-positive leucocytes increased significantly in the spleen cell population (b). The total number of spleen cells remained similar at various time-points post-feeding (c). Values represent mean values ± standard error of the mean (s.e.m.) for three to four mice per group (a) and mean values ± s.e.m. for five to 10 mice per group (b,c); *P > 0·05. Results for CD25 staining were derived from one experiment with Swiss Webster mice. Results for CD11b staining as well as spleen cell enumeration data were derived from experiments with 129/SvEv mice; however, data from Swiss Webster mice generated similar results.