Endotoxin-induced whole blood tumor necrosis factor α production <i>ex</i><i>vivo</i>, Δ-TNF-α, in the immediate postoperative period at 0 h.

<p>All groups are n=10. The values are given on a logarithmic scale as a scatterplot. The horizontal bar denotes the median. The * denotes a significant difference compared with the Prot-7h group, p<0.05, Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> test.