Table 4.
Effects of EEF on postburn changes of plasma TNF-α level (ng/ml, ¯x ± s)
Group | Samples |
Postbun hours (h) |
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3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 48 | ||
EEF | 40 | 1.48 ± 0.38ab | 2.57 ± 0.45ab | 2.36 ± 0.47ab | 1.92 ± 0.26ab | 1.68 ± 0.45ab |
Burn | 40 | 1.92 ± 0.19b | 4.49 ± 0.47b | 3.51 ± 0.45b | 4.07 ± 0.71b | 3.24 ± 0.61b |
Control | 40 | 0.83 ± 0.08 | 0.78 ± 0.11 | 0.83 ± 0.12 | 0.81 ± 0.09 | 0.85 ± 0.10 |
P < 0.01 vs Burn group;
P < 0.01 vs Control.