Table 2. Description of the Wilcoxon nonparametric rank test.

	Duration of score ⩾2 (days)	Maximum score
	Median (range)	Median (range)
RT experiment 1 (n=5)	14 (11–16)	5.5 (4.5–6)
RT experiment 2 (n=5)	8 (7–9)	6 (5–7)
RT+intralipid experiment 1 (n=5)	11 (8–15)	5 (5–6)
RT+amifostine experiment 2 (n=4)	9 (8–10)	3.5 (3–4)
RT+omegaven experiment 1 (n=5)	6 (4–8)	2.5 (2.5–3.5)
RT+omegaven experiment 2 (n=6)	7 (5–8)	4 (4–5)

RT=reverse transcriptase.