Table 3.
Effect of heat stress exposure and/or ethanolic extract of propolis on stress markers level in rats
| Treatments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | C | EEP | HS | EEP+HS |
| Corticosteroe (µg/dl) | 64.88±1.28c | 63.04±1.16c | 117.23±3.29a | 92.59±1.36b |
| Adrenaline (pg/ml) | 425.59±2.20c | 428.87±0.70c | 833.1±25.51a | 600.7±5.34b |
| Noradrenalie (pg/ml) | 1141.85±17.66c | 1138.0±12.4c | 1667.6±23.7a | 1321.1±21.4b |
| Glucose | 103.22±2.24c | 104.15±1.70c | 272.76±2.27a | 179.2±1.56b |
| (mg/dl) | ||||
C: Control; EEP: ethanolic extract of propolis; HS: heat stress
Data are expressed as the mean±SE. Means within same row carrying different superscripts are significantly different (one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test, P<0.05, n=5/group