Analysis of In Vitro Effects of Sex Steroids on Lymphocyte Responsiveness in Murrah Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Table 3

Dose-dependent effect of testosterone on lymphocyte proliferation in vitro in buffaloes of different sex and age.

Age group	Sex	Testosterone concentration (ng/mL)				Sex* group mean	Group mean	Sex mean
		0.10	1	10	100
Group-I	Male	1.27±0.06	1.04±0.04	1.18±0.04	1.02±0.04	1.13±0.03	1.04±0.017	1.03±0.01 (Male)
	Female	0.97±0.03	0.94±0.02	0.94±0.02	0.98±0.03	0.96±0.01
Group-II	Male	0.95±0.03	1.05±0.03	0.93±0.04	0.91±0.03	0.96±0.02	1.03±0.017
	Female	1.11±0.05	1.140±0.04	1.08±0.05	1.07±0.03	1.10±0.02		1.05±0.01 (Female)
Group-III	Male	0.94±0.05	1.05±0.05	1.06±0.03	0.90±0.03	0.99±0.02	1.04±0.017
	Female	1.06±0.06	1.08±0.05	1.12±0.05	1.14±0.09	1.10±0.03
Treatment mean		1.05±0.02	1.05±0.02	1.05±0.02	1.00±0.02

CD at t 5%: sex: 0.03, group: 0.04, sex* group: 0.06, sex* group* treatment: 0.13.