Table 3.
Estimated duration of the cell cycle phases in the spleen cells of well‐nourished and malnourished rats using the Eidukevicius method after 8 h of a BrdUrd pulse
| T G1 | T S | T G2 | T C | GF (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | 47.0 ± 4.4 |
| MN2nd | 3.4 ± 0.3* , ** | 9.6 ± 1.1* , ** | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 14.4 ± 0.9* , ** | 30.9 ± 1.8* |
| MN3rd | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 1.1 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 11.0 ± 0.7 | 19.9 ± 1.3* |
Values are the mean ± standard error. Times are given in hours. Different superscript letters are statistically significant; *significant differences in the well‐nourished (WN) group, P < 0.05; **significant differences in the moderately (MN2nd) and severely (MN3rd) malnourished rats, P < 0.05.