Fig. 2From: The effects of vitamin-rich carbohydrate pretreatment on the surgical stress response and S-100β after splenectomy in elderly ratsPostoperative inflammatory response in elderly rats undergoing splenectomy: a plasma TNF-a; b plasma IL-1β; c plasma IL-6. Values are shown as medians, interquartile intervals and ranges. # P < 0.05 vs. the corresponding day in the fasting group, n = 6Back to article page