Phenotype of thymus from WT and TG mice. (A) Thymus weights of 6-, 7-, or 8-week-old WT (▪) or TG(▴) female mice are reported as the mean values ± 1 SEM. (B) Thymocyte number in 10-, 11-, or 12-week-old female mice are reported as the mean values ± 1 SEM. (C) CD4 and CD8 2-color flow cytometry analysis. Representative dot plot panels of thymocyte subsets from 8-week-old WT or TG mice are shown. Numbers represent the mean ± 1 SEM from 10 independent experiments.