Figure 8.
Influence of the Eα d transgenes on the number of CD4+ T cells. LN and thymus cell suspensions were stained with PE-labeled anti-CD4 and FITC-labeled anti-CD8 mAbs. The CD4/CD8 ratios in the LN T lymphocyte populations were determined from 5 mice per group and the following values were obtained: B6I-A+/+, 3.03 ± 0.07; B6I-A−/−, 0.031 ± 0.004; B6-Eα dI-A−/−, 2.94 ± 0.05; B6CD11c-Eα dI-A−/−, 0.04 ± 0.006. The percentages of CD4+CD8− thymocytes in the thymi of the same animals were: B6I-A+/+, 8.61 ± 0.71%; B6I-A−/−, 1.06 ± 0.03%; B6-Eα dI-A−/−, 6.96 ± 0.51%; B6CD11c-Eα dI-A−/−, 0.77 ± 0.132%.
