Table 7.

Effects of the experimental diets and age on lymphocyte proportions (% of total lymphocytes) in the appendix of rabbits

	Diets				Age			SEMa					P-valueb
	C	Arg	Gln	Arg + Gln	6	25	35	Arg and Gln	Arg × Gln	Age	Arg × Age and Gln × Age	Arg × Gln × Age	Arg	Gln	Arg × Gln	Age
Arginine	0	0.4	0	0.4
Glutamine	0	0	0.4	0.4
N	14	14	14	14	20	20	17
CD45+CD4+	19.4	20.6	23.7	24.8	23.2	13.6	29.5	3.85	5.44	4.71	6.66	9.41	0.84	0.44	0.99	0.065
CD45+CD8+	16.1	17.2	20.2	20.7	15.8	12.4	27.5	4.08	5.77	4.99	7.06	9.97	0.89	0.52	0.96	0.099

^aSEM standard error of the mean

^bNo significant differences (P ≥ 0.84) were found for Arg × Age, Gln × Age and Arg × Gln × Age interactions