Figure 5.
Stress hormone release and transaminase activities after surgical induction of liver damage by bile duct ligation (BDL). Evaluation of corticosterone concentration of mice before (pre) and after the awakening of the mice from anesthesia (A), as well as the evaluation of transaminase activity of AST (B) and ALT (C) as parameters for the tissue damage. Significant differences: *p ≤ 0.0125; n = 20 (pre); n = 5 (30, 60, 120, 240 min).
