Table 3. CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, proliferation, and apoptosis in draining lymph nodes four weeks after immunization of WT and IFN-γ−/− micea
WT Mice | IFN-γ−/− Mice | |
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a Results are expressed in % of live cells, as the mean ± SEM. | ||
b P = 0.038 versus WT (t test). | ||
CD4+ cells | 20.8 ± 1.6 | 25.1 ± 0.8b |
CD8+ cells | 21.0 ± 1.4 | 21.0 ± 0.7 |
CD4+/BrdU+ cells | 1.16 ± 0.06 | 1.53 ± 0.14b |
CD8+/BrdU+ cells | 0.43 ± 0.08 | 0.51 ± 0.16 |
Apoptotic cells | 9.5 ± 0.7 | 10.2 ± 0.7 |