Effect of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene nonionic block copolymers on performance and recruitment of immune cell subsets in weaned pigs

Table 9 Difference in proportion of CD21⁺B cells in the peripheral blood of weaned pigs treated at Day 0 with POE-POP after 5 weeks of the experiment

Treatment^a	% of CD21⁺cells in the peripheral blood (Mean values)^b/day of the experiment
	0	7	14	21	28	35
Saline	22.07	22.11	23.16	24.35	24.51	24.52
POE-POP	19.89	20.89	23.90	26.43	28.97	29.04
Difference (POE-POP vs. Saline)	- 2.18*	- 1.22	0.74	2.08	4.46*	4.52**

^aSingle p.o. application of 10 ml of either saline or POE-POP at Day 0; groups comprised 7 pigs each. ^bValues differ significantly at *p < 0.05 or **p < 0.01; unmarked differences were not significant.

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