Table 2 Peripheral blood populations in non-SPF macaques
From: The interplay between immune maturation, age, chronic viral infection and environment
Cell population | Median cell numbers/ μl blood (Minimum-Maximum) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Adolescents | Adults | Adolescents vs. Adults a |
(n = 50) | (n = 100) | ||
Neutrophils | 9576 | 8280 | 0.0119 |
(1936–21156) | (2520–20169) | ||
Monocytes | 392 | 326 | NSb |
(70–1620) | (42–1494) | ||
Lymphocytes | 3037 | 1248 | p < 0.0001 |
(756–8073) | (262–3888) | ||
B Cells | 1445 | 366 | p < 0.0001 |
(269–4317) | (69–1341) | ||
T Cells | 1155 | 745 | p < 0.0001 |
(311–3730) | (103–2798) | ||
CD4+ T | 753 | 433 | p < 0.0001 |
(195–2202) | (44–1606) | ||
CD8+ T | 310 | 250 | p = 0.0139 |
(99–1401) | (43–1276) | ||
CD4:CD8 Ratio | 2.4 | 1.8 | p < 0.0001 |
(1.4-4.0) | (0.2-4.2) | ||