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Alterations in bacterial load in the peritoneal fluid (A), blood (B), and lungs (C) in sham-operated animals and septic animals treated with normal saline (vehicle) or ghrelin 20 hours after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Data are presented as means ± SE (n = 5–8) and compared by one-way analysis of variance and the Student-Newman-Keuls method: *P < 0.05 versus sham group; #P < 0.05 versus vehicle group.
