Table 2.
Results of immune test and number of individuals per treatment group and sex for each experiment, at least three independent test runs were conducted. The total number of males and females (n) included in data analysis is given for each experiment (s.e.m = standard error of the means).
| Immune parameter | Experiments in 2016 | Experiments in 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean ± s.e.m, n = number of individuals | Control | 100 µg/kg | 200 µg/kg | Control | 555 µg/kg |
| Males | |||||
| Total hemocyte count (cells/ml) | 6815.48 ± 782.81 | 5135.87 ± 596.54 | 2946.43 ± 437.70 | 12109.38 ± 1496.53 | 2708.33 ± 699.29 |
| n | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| Inhibition zone (mm) | 7.02 ± 2.88 | 3.59 ± 1.04 | 0.92 ± 1.39 | 12.42 ± 3.10 | 3.33 ± 0.86 |
| n | 26 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
| Censored individuals | |||||
| Encapsulation (% grey value) | 20.26 ± 3.42 | 18.66 ± 2.46 | 24.39 ± 2.94 | — | — |
| 22 | 26 | 27 | |||
| Females | |||||
| Total hemocyte count (cells/ml) | 3574.22 ± 457.41 | 4264.71 ± 691.95 | 3382.35 ± 916.22 | 14791.67 ± 1121.91 | 8198.53 ± 1010.70 |
| n | 32 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 17 |
| Inhbition zone (mm) | 8.12 ± 1.23 | 9.48 ± 1.56 | 6.81 ± 1.39 | 13.6 ± 3.62 | 4.33 ± 1.08 |
| n | 30 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 16 |
| Encapsulation (% grey value) | 13.44 ± 1.86 | 16.44 ± 1.98 | 17.37 ± 1.91 | — | — |
| n | 22 | 26 | 27 | ||