Figure 2.
(A) Effects of VEGF on survival time following trauma. Data are expressed as mean survival time in minutes±s.e.mean. The numbers at the bottom of the bars are numbers of rats used in each group. All sham trauma rats survived the 300 min observation period. Untreated trauma rats survived only about half as long, whereas VEGF (125 μg kg−1) treated trauma rats exhibited a significantly longer survival time (P<0.01). (B) Effects of VEGF on survival rate for the 5 h observation period following trauma. VEGF (125 μg kg−1) significantly (P<0.01) prolonged survival rate compared to untreated trauma rats. Numbers at the bottom of the bars are numbers of rats survived among those used in each group.