TABLE 1.
TOTAL NUMBERS AND DIFFERENTIAL COUNTS OF CELLS FROM BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE OF SHAM-TREATED CONTROL MICE, AND AFTER 60 AND 90 DAYS IN MICE INSTILLED WITH NANOTUBES
| Control Mice (n
= 14) |
60 Days (n =
16) |
90 Days (n =
16) |
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| AMs (%) | L (%) | PMN (%) | Total Cells (x 105) | AMs (%) | L (%) | PMN (%) | Total Cells (x 105) | AMs (%) | L (%) | PMN (%) | Total Cells (x 105) | |
| Mean | 99.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| ± SEM | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Definition of abbreviations: AMs, alveolar macrophages; L, lymphocytes; PMN, polymorphonuclear.