Fig. 3From: The effects of vitamin-rich carbohydrate pretreatment on the surgical stress response and S-100β after splenectomy in elderly ratsPlasma S-100β expression in elderly rats undergoing splenectomy. Values are shown as medians, interquartile intervals and ranges. *P < 0.05 vs. the control group; # P < 0.05 vs. the corresponding day in the fasting group, n = 6Back to article page