Table 1. Comparison of the numbers of cells in the major populations of the thymus in offspring and the effect of IL-7.

Condition	n	Number of TN thymocytes (average ± 1SD)×106	Number of CD4+CD8+thymocytes (average ± 1SD)×107	Total number of CD4+CD8− thymocytes (average ± 1SD)×107	Total number of CD4−CD8+ thymocytes (average ± 1SD)×106
KO to KO	18	0.83±0.87	1.73±1.48	0.38±0.49	1.23±1.8
KO to WT	18	2.36±4.52	1.14±0.49	0.71±0.90	1.5±1.99
WT to KO	10	3.3±4.57	12.7±7.6	3.77±1.73	11.13±5.06
WT to WT	13	2.62±1.33	8.5±6.7	1.4±1.0	3.83±2.84