Figure 8.

Plasma cell counts for female mice divided by estrous stage and analgesic treatment (12 h, n = 4 to 7 per group; 24 h, n = 8 to 12 per group). Mice underwent CLP and were treated with either saline or buprenorphine. Whole blood was collected for automated cell counts at 12 and 24 h after CLP. Box indicates interquartile range; horizontal line and cross represent the median and mean, respectively. Whiskers represent the smaller of either 1.5 × interquartile range or range of the data. Dots represent outliers. P values less than 0.05 are shown. The red star denotes significant difference at the 0.05 level when compared with the proestrus + buprenorphine group.