Table 1.

Proportions of B- and T-lymphocyte subsets in blood and efferent subcutaneous lymph of 2-year-old splenectomized and normal sheep

Cell type BloodEfferent lymph
Intact SplenectomizedIntact Splenectomized
B cells  43.8 ± 7.5* 56.7 ± 4.1  24.4 ± 3.5  23.4 ± 3.2  
CD4 18.0 ± 4.1  14.6 ± 1.7  35.0 ± 3.4 42.8 ± 1.5  
CD8  14.2 ± 3.3  12.2 ± 1.3 15.1 ± 3.8  14.0 ± 1.3  
γδ  12.3 ± 7.5 9.9 ± 2.1  13.5 ± 2.1  11.3 ± 1.0 
Cell type BloodEfferent lymph
Intact SplenectomizedIntact Splenectomized
B cells  43.8 ± 7.5* 56.7 ± 4.1  24.4 ± 3.5  23.4 ± 3.2  
CD4 18.0 ± 4.1  14.6 ± 1.7  35.0 ± 3.4 42.8 ± 1.5  
CD8  14.2 ± 3.3  12.2 ± 1.3 15.1 ± 3.8  14.0 ± 1.3  
γδ  12.3 ± 7.5 9.9 ± 2.1  13.5 ± 2.1  11.3 ± 1.0 
*

Average percentage ± SEM.

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