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. 2003 Sep 25;109(2):229–237. doi: 10.1016/S1521-6616(03)00212-2

Table 3.

Changes in lymphocyte subpopulations of BN rats sacrificed on day 6 of mercury treatment

Treatmenta Number of cells (×106)b Percentage ART2.2+ Percentage TCR+ Percentage NKR+ Percentage NKR.P1+TCR+
H2O 18  ±  3 64  ±  3 70  ±  2 1.8  ±  0.2 3.2  ±  0.1
HgCl2 63  ±  13 53  ±  2 62  ±  2 2.7  ±  0.1 5.3  ±  0.5
P 0.0154 0.0396 0.0312 0.0080 0.0044
a

Four BN rats were injected with HgCl2 (100 μg/100 g body wt) every other day for a total of three injections (total amounts 300 μg/100 g body wt). As controls, four BN rats were injected with H2O following the same schedule. All animals were sacrificed on day 6 of treatment.

b

Cells obtained from six cervical lymph nodes.