hematopoietic system
• in addition to the altered CD4+ and CD8+ numbers, there is a slight increase in the number of CD4/CD8 double negative and NKT cells relative to H2 class I null/class II intact mice
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• only approximately 12% of splenocytes are Thy1.2+, and of these only 60% are alpha/beta T cells with an increase in percentage of gamma/delta T cells
• there are fewer splenic CD8+ T cells than in NOD controls but more than in histocompatibility class I null/class II intact mice
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• drastically reduced CD4+ splenocyte number
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immune system
• in addition to the altered CD4+ and CD8+ numbers, there is a slight increase in the number of CD4/CD8 double negative and NKT cells relative to H2 class I null/class II intact mice
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• only approximately 12% of splenocytes are Thy1.2+, and of these only 60% are alpha/beta T cells with an increase in percentage of gamma/delta T cells
• there are fewer splenic CD8+ T cells than in NOD controls but more than in histocompatibility class I null/class II intact mice
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• drastically reduced CD4+ splenocyte number
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• between 9 and 12 weeks of age no insulitis is found
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