Control group

Experimental group

Weight of thymus (mg)

15.68±8.10

65.84±12.20^c

Weight of thymus(mg)/body weight (g)

0.36±0.18

1.58±0.63^c

Morphometry of cortex/medulla

0.58±0.31

3.74±1.17^c

Total cell count (10⁶)

2.33±1.43

19.70±2.05^c

Thymocyte count (10⁴/mg)

17.17±8.64

30.80±5.84^c

Thymocyte count, cortex (10⁴/mm²)

2.20±0.85

3.76±0.60^c

Thymocyte count, medullar (10⁴/mm²)

1.39±0.61

2.16±0.44^c

ANAE(+)thymocytes / thymocytes (%)

36.50±9.24

77.94±6.01^c

Thymic non-lymphocytes/total cells (%)

1.81±0.45

3.42±1.00^c

Macrophage-thymocytes rosette ratio 
Big rosette

8.60±4.71

30.61±7.97^c

Small rosette

10.89±4.39

28.91±5.03^c