Table 5.
Vitamin E Concentrations of Lung and Liver from the Same Animals 48 h After Injury
Tissue | Injury | n/group | α-Tocopherol (nmol/g wet wt) | Wet/Dry Ratio | α-Tocopherol (nmol/g dry wt) |
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Lung | Sham | 15 | 6.76 ± 0.58 | 5.29 ± 0.27 | 34.5 ± 3.0 |
Burn & Smoke | 10 | 4.24 ± 0.68 | 6.04 ± 0.16 | 26.2 ± 4.4 | |
p-value = | 0.005 | 0.010 | 0.044 | ||
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Liver | Sham | 15 | 9.30 ± 0.90 | ||
Burn & Smoke | 10 | 4.88 ± 0.83 | |||
p-value = | 0.001 |