Table-4.
Teratogenic effect of endosulfan (mean±SE) on Cell-mediated and humoral immune response in chicks.
| Months | Cell-mediated immune response | Humoral immune response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-lymphocyte blastogenesis (delta OD) | B-lymphocyte blastogenesis (delta OD) | Humoral immunity (ELISA values) | ||||
| C | T1 | C | T1 | C | T1 | |
| 1st | 0.20±0.27 | 0.25±0.20 | 0.150±0.32 | 0.130±0.27 | 0.74±0.14 | 0.65±0.63 |
| 2nd | 0.29±0.32 | 0.20±0.13 | 0.350±0.17 | 0.380±0.24 | 0.56±0.41 | 0.53±0.10 |
| 3rd | 0.27±0.18 | 0.23±0.19 | 0.094±0.26 | 0.094±0.70 | 0.63±0.10 | 0.92±0.28 |
SE=Standard error, OD=Optical density, ELISA=Enzyme-Linked immunosorbent assay