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Table 13
PHA Responses of Alligator Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes
Cultured with Different Alligator Serum Supplements
Supplement
Poolb A
B
C
D
E
F
.G
H
Alligator0 AA
BB
CC
DD
Stimulation Index5
1
36
45
18
18
7
5
19
78
1
90
100
(a) Triplicate cultures were incubated at 32C with or without PHA
(1 ¡J.I), pulsed on day 4 and harvested on day 5.
(b) Each supplement pool is from > 10 individual bleeds of 1-2 kg
alligators 2-3 yrs old.
(c) Individual serum supplements are from bleeds of 100-225 kg alli
gators > 10 yrs old.