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Distribution of experimental groups
| Experimental groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WT | TNF-RI–/– | ||
| Sham | |||
| Saline | 10 animals | period of 96 h | 10 animals |
| DHEA | 10 animals | 10 animals | |
| CLP | |||
| Saline | 11 animals | 12 animals | |
| DHEA | 9 animals | 16 animals | |
WT: wild-type; C57BL/6 mice; TNF-RI: tumour necrosis factor receptor I; DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone; saline: control for DHEA; CLP: caecal ligation and puncture; sham: only laparotomy; control for CLP.
