Table 1 Correspondence between humoral and histological evaluations for GC and DHEA
From: T cells affect thymic involution during puberty by inducing regression of the adrenal reticularis
Humoral evaluation | Histological evaluation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GC (ng/ml) | DHEA (ng/ml) | GC/DHEA ratio | ZF (μm) | ZR (μm) | ZF/ZR ratio | |
6 weeks | 131.1 ± 83.9 | 2.7 ± 2.4 | 48.0 ± 30.7 | 221.1 ± 21.0 | 87.1 ± 17.1 | 52.9 ± 30.6 |
16 weeks | 89.9 ± 48.9 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 122.0 ± 63.7 | 239.1 ± 21.9 | 37.0 ± 5.1 | 431.7 ± 114.6 |
Comparison, p value | NS | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | NS | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 |