Gene transcript levels of measured cytokines from managed-care (Navy, Georgia Aquarium (GA)) and wild populations (Indian River Lagoon (IRL), FL, Charleston (CHS), SC), adjusted for age and sex, using a general linear model.

<p>Statistical differences between groups were found for the following five cytokines TNF, INFα, IL-4, IL-10, IRL2Rα (see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0176202#pone.0176202.t005" target="_blank">Table 5</a> for statistical differences). Generally, higher transcript levels were found in wild dolphins versus one or both managed-care groups (note, the smaller the normalized value, the more a gene is transcribed, the larger the normalized value, the less a gene is transcribed).