Fig. 3.
(a) Effects of intravenous E. coli challenge dose on peripheral blood total leukocytes (LSmeans ± SEM). ● = 0; ○ = 1.5 × 105; ▾ = 1.5 × 106; ▵ = 1.5 × 107; ■ = 1.5 × 108; □ = 1.5 × 109 colony-forming units. Treatment × time P < 0.001; sliced time effects reported as *P < 0.05 and #P < 0.10; 
denotes multiple treatments at a particular significance. (b) Effects of intravenous E. coli challenge dose on the percentage of peripheral blood neutrophils (LSmeans ± SEM). ● = 0; ○ = 1.5 × 105; ▾ = 1.5 × 106; ▵ = 1.5 × 107; ■ = 1.5 × 108; □ = 1.5 × 109 colony-forming units. Treatment × time P < 0.01; sliced time effects reported as *P < 0.05.