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Thymus | ||||||||||
Cortex | Medulla | Spleen (white pulp) | ||||||||
Area | Area fraction | Area% | Lymphocyte count | Area | Area fraction | Area% | Follicle area | Follicular perimeter | Lymphocyte count | |
Control | 4781.85 ± 1302 | 0.402 ± 0.11 | 40.25 ± 10.96 | 181.6 ± 4.37 | 5748.88 ± 1254.73 | 0.484 ± 0.10 | 48.39 ± 10.59 | 4335.09 ± 206.71 | 257.22 ± 9.98 | 148.40 ± 8.30 |
Per oral inoculation with fresh L3 | 2777.56 ± 2000.10 | 0.234 ± 0.01 | 23.38 ± 1.68 | 130 ± 4.60
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3811.41 ± 633.14 | 0.320 ± 0.05 | 32.08 ± 5.32 | 6056.71 ± 1833.78 | 300.24 ± 59.83 | 190.80 ± 8.30
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Per oral inoculation with frozen | 4325.49 ± 836.97 | 0.364 ± 0.07 | 36.41 ± 7.04 | 200.60 ± 2.52
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5562.02 ± 739.48 | 0.468 ± 0.06 | 46.82 ± 6.22 | 5272.61 ± 905.76 | 272.25 ± 25.85 | 140.00 ± 12.96 |
Per oral inoculation with thermally treated L3 | 3657.39 ± 724.36 | 0.308 ± 0.06 | 30.78 ± 6.09 | 208.60 ± 6.55
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5040.2 ± 1050.13 | 0.424 ± 0.08 | 42.42 ± 8.83 | 4322.01 ± 583.52 | 248.06 ± 18.38 | 201.60 ± 6.04
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