Immunostimulant Effect of Egyptian Propolis in Rabbits

Table 2

Serum total proteins (g/dL) in different experimental groups of rabbits received propolis and vaccine treatments for six weeks (mean ± SE).

Groups Period (week)	Control; (1)	Propolis orally; (2)	Propolis orally then vaccine S/C; (3)	Vaccine S/C then propolis orally; (4)	Propolis orally + vaccine S/C; (5)	Vaccine S/C only; (6)	Propolis + vaccine S/C; (7)	Propolis S/C; (8)
1	7.23^b-c; ±0.30	6.95^bc; ±0.91	6.23^c; ±0.39	6.91^bc; ±0.64	7.02^bc; ±0.46	7.52^b; ±0.30	8.51^a; ±0.39	8.77^a; ±0.20
2	6.32^c; ±0.44	7.04^bc; ±0.70	7.43^bc; ±0.34	7.40^bc; ±0.19	7.35^bc; ±0.14	6.97^c; ±0.38	9.45^a; ±0.65	7.98^b; ±0.12
3	5.34^d; ±0.28	5.19^cd; ±0.91	7.32^a-c; ±0.60	7.16^bc; ±0.22	6.57^cd; ±0.30	8.11^a; ±0.20	8.88^a; ±0.46	7.79^ab; ±0.17
4	4.99^d; ±0.31	7.11^bc; ±0.19	6.15^c; ±0.49	6.72^c; ±0.23	7.66^b; ±0.16	6.32^c; ±0.10	9.20^a; ±0.53	8.19^b; ±0.41
5	4.95^d; ±0.25	7.96^bc; ±0.26	7.13^bc; ±0.32	7.02^bc; ±0.23	8.93^a; ±0.28	8.64^ab; ±0.38	9.35^a; ±0.20	8.40^b; ±0.03
6	5.15^c; ±0.31	8.21^a; ±0.03	5.23^c; ±0.10	6.27^bc; ±0.12	6.21^bc; ±0.30	8.59^a; ±0.53	8.52^a; ±0.35	7.49^b; ±0.17

Means followed by different superscripts (a, b, c, d, e) within the same row are significantly different at 𝑃<0.05.
SE: standard error.