Table 1.

Basal levels of plasma CORT and ACTH on PID 1, 7 and 14

Group	CORT, ng/ml			ACTH, pg/ml
	PID 1	PID7	PID 14	PID 1	PID 7	PID 14
Control (54)	251±19	251±19	251±19	130±16	75±3	75±3
Sham (81)	216±18	207±23	238±24	132 ±8#	92±5	76±3
FPI (81)	159±15**	176±18*	188±17	188 ±16*	101±7**	75±4

Results are means + SEM; parentheses indicate number per group. Control values were pooled across days as indicated above.

^*p<0.05 FPI vs Control;

^**p<0.005 FPI vs Control;

^#p<0.05 Sham vs FPI.