The effect of ketamine/acepromazine/xylazine anesthesia
(90 + 2 + 6 mg/ml, respectively; 0.1 ml/100 g body
weight) on leptin release. The number of animals
(n) = 7 in the saline-treated and anesthetized
groups; n = 6 in the saline +
LPS-injected rats and in the anesthetic + LPS-treated group. a,
P < 0.05 vs. saline; aa, P <
0.01 vs. saline; aaa, P < 0.001 vs. saline; b,
P < 0.05 vs. ketamine alone; c,
P < 0.05 vs. ketamine + LPS; cc,
P < 0.01 vs. ketamine + LPS.