Figure 1.

Gender difference of serum K⁺, E₂, and mortality in mice with crush syndrome (CS). Blood samples of mice with CS were collected at 6 h after decompression (n = 6 per group). Serum K⁺ level was significantly lower in female CS models than that in male (A). Serum E₂ level was much higher in both female and male CS models than that in normal mice (B). There was no significant difference in survival time between female and male CS models (C, n = 20 per group). ^** P < 0.01 vs. female.