Table 1 Average body, spleen and thymus weight of male rats from each group on days 49, 82 and 96
| Â | non-immunized: rats on day 49 | 82-day-old rats immunized three times | 96-day-old rats immunized four times | |||||||||
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| Â | No of rats | body weight (g) | spleen (mg) | thymus (mg) | No of rats | body weight (g) | spleen (mg) | thymus (mg) | No. of rats | body weight (g) | spleen (mg) | thymus (mg) |
Control | 8 | 143.5 ± 10.5 | 488.0 ± 20.5 | 323.1 ± 25.5 | 8 | 238.7 ± 5.7 | 601.8 ± 28.3 | 235.0 ± 19.8 | 8 | 252.9 ± 13.4 | 625.0 ± 42.0 | 204.8 ± 18.6 |
Total-C-C | 8 | 143.5 ± 11.3 | 488.0 ± 38 .3 | 276.5 ± 18.9 * | 8 | 230.1 ± 9.3 | 601.0 ± 30.6 | 199.9 ± 25 .0 ** | 8 | 257.6 ± 17. 8 | 631.8 ± 41.7 | 186.5 ± 20. 3 |
Filtcrcd-C-C | 8 | 132.7 ± 11.9 | 464.1 ± 61.5 | 272.9 ± 49.3 * | 8 | 230.9 ± 11.5 | 588.2 ± 25.0 | 213.5 ± 26.7 | 8 | 249.9 ± 12.8 | 658.5 ± 30.4 | 179.6 ± 21.9 |
C-Total-C | 8 | 136.1 ± 7.9 | 462.0 ± 30.9 | 308.2 ± 26.1 | 8 | 230.6 ± 8.5 | 575.1 ± 49.4 | 214.7 ± 36.6 | 6 | 256.8 ± 14.6 | 619.2 ± 44.3 | 210.5 ± 40.8 |
C-Filtcrcd-C | 7 | 137.8 ± 7.1 | 475.0 ± 25.8 | 289.0 ± 23.5 | 7 | 232.5 ± 6.5 | 606.1 ± 32.5 | 214.5 ± 25.1 | 8 | 241.0 ± 17.0 | 608.5 ± 44.5 | 176.1 ± 13.7 * |
C-C-Total | 8 | 146.9 ± 6.4 | 488.7 ± 25.7 | 310.1 ± 17.8 | 7 | 239.7 ± 10.5 | 621.9 ± 14.7 | 243.1 ± 23.3 | 7 | 261.6 ± 11.5 | 648.8 ± 39.1 | 218.4 ± 24 .2 |
C-C-Filtcrcd | 8 | 142.7 ± 11.7 | 490.2 ± 32.9 | 309.3 ± 19. 9 | 6 | 240.2 ± 9.5 | 620.0 ± 21.2 | 248.2 ± 19.5 | 6 | 260.3 ± 10.1 | 663.1 ± 69. 6 | 220.6 ± 16.0 |