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. 2016 Mar 15;7(1):13–20.

Table 4.

Effect of experimental groups on relative lymphoid organ weights and cell-mediated immunity by response of skin to dinitrohlorebenze (DNCB) and wing web swelling by phytohemagglutinin (PHA

Treatment Increase in skin thickness (%) to PHA and DNCB

Relative lymphoid organ weights (g per 100 g body weight)
PHA DNCB Bursa Spleen
PE1 0.65 1.81bc 0.09 0.09
PE2 0.55 1.75bc 0.10 0.08
PO1 0.64 2.32ab 0.09 0.09
PO2 0.83 2.46ab 0.10 0.08
RJ 0.30 1.53c 0.14 0.09
V 0.94 2.26abc 0.12 0.08
H 0.76 2.67a 0.10 0.06
C
0.74
1.55c

0.11
0.07
SEM
0.0629
0.0884

0.0046
0.0032
p -value 0.3282 0.0001 0.2307 0.1231

PE1: 1000 and PE2: 5000 mg kg-1 ethanolic extract of propolis, PO1: 1000 and PO2: 5000 mg kg-1 pollen powder, RJ: 100 mg kg-1 royal jelly, H: honey 22 g L-1, C: control and V: virginiamycin 150 mg kg-1. SEM: Standard error of mean.

abcd

different superscripts indicate statistically differences in each column (p < 0.05).