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Table 2 Impact of viral infection on the mouse and ferret lymphocyte populations in whole blood

From: The mouse and ferret models for studying the novel avian-origin human influenza A (H7N9) virus

Animal

Time (d.p.i.)

WBCa

% LYb

% NEb

Mouse

-1c

12.0

78.4

12.5

1

11.4

64.4

23.3

2

6.9*

48.7*

43.8*

3

5.5*

62.5

27.1

5

6.8*

77.1

15.7

7

5.3*

64.6

21.5

Ferret

-1

15.9

64.8

17.9

7

8.4*

38.8*

57.6*

14

13.4

55.1

37.7*

  1. a Number of white blood cells (WBC) in whole blood, expresses as thousands of WBCs per microliter of whole blood.
  2. b Mean percentage of leukocytes that are lymphocytes (LY) or neutrophils (NE) from 6 mice per group.
  3. c -1 d.p.i.: the day before inoculation.
  4. * Statistical significance: * P<0.05 compared to the values of -1 d.p.i..
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Virology Journal

ISSN: 1743-422X