Fig. 5

Levels of cellular subpopulations in the gastric mucosa in goats from groups 1 and 2 (orally infected with 8000 T. circumcincta L3 and slaughtered at 1 or 8 wpi, respectively) and the uninfected control group. Results are mean number of cells/mm² ± SEM. Abbreviations: Mann–Whitney U-test group 1 vs. control: a Z = −2.193, P = 0.028. b Z = −1.984, P = 0.047. c Z = −2.402, P = 0.016. d Z = −2.601, P = 0.09. Mann–Whitney U-test group 2 vs. control: e Z = −2.193, P = 0.028. f Z = −2.402, P = 0.016. g Z = −2.611, P = 0.009. MHCII⁺: antigen-presenting cells MHCII. CD4: lymphocyte subset CD4⁺. CD8: lymphocyte subset CD8⁺. γδ: lymphocyte subset γδ⁺. WC1: lymphocyte subset WC1⁺. CD45R: lymphocyte subset CD45R⁺. IgA⁺: anti-IgA immunoreactive cells. IgG⁺: anti-IgG immunoreactive cells