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Table 3 Effects of folate-deficient diet on cell ratioa of lymphocyte subsets

From: Folate-deficiency induced cell-specific changes in the distribution of lymphocytes and granulocytes in rats

Parameters

Group

FAD/CONb

CON

FAD

T-lymphocytes (%)

59.3 ± 2.7

67.2 ± 1.6*

1.13

B-lymphocytes (%)

35.2 ± 2.8

26.6 ± 1.7*

0.76

NK cells (%)

5.5 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 0.8

1.11

  1. * p < 0.05 (vs. CON groups)
  2. Values are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 10–12)
  3. aCell ratio of lymphocyte subsets was calculated by the ratio of each lymphocyte subset number to total lymphocyte numbers at the end of the experiment
  4. bData are given as the relative ratios of the FAD groups to the CON groups
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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