Table 3. Maturation of donor cells in the thymus of irradiated mice.
Cell type | Constituent ratio (%) |
|
Untreated | GFP+ (XR+BMT) | |
CD4–CD8– | 08.21±2.08 | 05.92±0.56 |
CD4+CD8+ | 82.63±2.10 | 89.20±1.10** |
CD4+CD8– | 06.65±0.69 | 03.58±0.18** |
CD4–CD8+ | 02.50±0.49 | 0 1.54±0.27* |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with the control group. BMT: bone marrow transplantation; XR: X-ray irradiation.
(mean±SD, n = 5)