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We conclude that the total white cell count increases mainly as a result of neutrophilic leucocytosis during the alarm reaction. At the same time, there is relative lymphopenia. Following exposure to very severe alarming stimuli, a period of leucopenia precedes this characteristic reaction. Leucopenia is observed throughout the whole experiment in those cases in which the animal was unable to resist the alarming stimulus so that death ensued.
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