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Table 4 Effects of the folate-deficient diet on the cell ratioa of granulocyte subsets

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

Parameters

Group

FAD/CONb

CON

FAD

Neutrophils (%)

91 ± 0.01

92 ± 0.01

1.02

Eosinophils (%)

9 ± 0.01

5.6 ± 0.01**

0.68

Basophils (%)

0.5 ± 0.03

1.8 ± 0.11*

3.29

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 (vs. CON groups)
  2. Values are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 10–12)
  3. aCell ratio of granulocyte subsets was calculated by the ratio of each granulocyte subset number to total granulocyte 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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