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. 2011 Sep 21;6(9):e24475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024475

Table 1. Percentages of leukocytes in Tasmanian devil peripheral blood mononuclear cell, nylon wool filtered and plastic non adherent cell populations.

Cell type Cellular markers Morphology Percent total cell count
Mononuclear cells Nylon wool filtered cells Plastic non adherent cells
T lymphocyte CD3+ Large nucleus, scanty cytoplasm, granules 55±8 73±7 76±12
B lymphocyte MHC II + Large nucleus, scanty cytoplasm, no granules 33±8 9±6 13±4
Monocyte MHC II + Bean shaped nucleus, abundant cytoplasm 5±3 4±2 1±1
NK-Like CD3/MHCII Large nucleus, scanty cytoplasm, granules 4±1 5±2 3±2
Neutrophil CD3/MHCII Large cell with multi lobed or ring shaped nucleus 7±5 13±10 4±3