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Katie Nickel1, Marianne Bjorner1, Warren Ladiges1
1Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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The ability to respond to stress, defined as resilience, was measured by white blood cell counts in C57BL/6 mice of various ages receiving a nonlethal dose of cyclophosphamide (CYP). Neutrophil counts dipped and then rebounded in a consistent and age-dependent manner. Low neutrophil rebound correlated with improved learning in middle-age mice suggesting CYP-nduced neutrophil response may predict resilience to aging.

