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After birth, pups were either nursed by their own dams or cross-fostered, resulting in three groups (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 6 per group): a control group with AdLib feeding throughout (AdLib\/AdLib), a group with FR only during gestation (FR\/AdLib), and a group with FR during both gestation and lactation (FR\/FR). At day of life 1 and at three weeks of age, spleen and thymus weights, as well as basal and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated TNF levels and white blood cell indices, were measured in male offspring. At day of life 1, immunological indices were similar among groups. By three weeks, monocyte percentage was significantly decreased in FR\/FR compared with AdLib\/AdLib (1.6 \u00b1 0.5% vs. 3.1 \u00b1 0.4%). Relative spleen weight (adjusted for body weight) was also significantly lower in FR\/FR compared with both AdLib\/AdLib and FR\/AdLib. Following LPS administration, TNF-\u03b1 levels were reduced in FR\/FR compared with FR\/AdLib and AdLib\/AdLib (206 \u00b1 28 vs. 511 \u00b1 91 and 484 \u00b1 59 pg\/ml, respectively;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). Moreover, in FR\/FR offspring, monocyte (5.4 \u00b1 1.1% vs. 2.0 \u00b1 0.6% and 2.0 \u00b1 0.7%) and neutrophil (50.6 \u00b1 5.5% vs. 17.2 \u00b1 2.4% and 20.0 \u00b1 4.2%) percentages were significantly increased, while lymphocyte percentage (43.2 \u00b1 5.9% vs. 80.0 \u00b1 2.4% and 77.2 \u00b1 4.4%) was decreased compared with FR\/AdLib and AdLib\/AdLib. 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