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 |