Fig. 5From: The impact of the systemic inflammatory response on hepatic bacterial elimination in experimental abdominal sepsisThe levels of complement activation measured as sC5-9 during the experiment. All animals were subjected to an E. coli infusion for 3 h starting at 0 h. The SIRS group received endotoxin and the control group saline for 24 h before the bacterial infusion. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (standard error of the mean). ***p < 0.001. Difference between the SIRS and naive group as assessed with ANOVA III for repeated measurementsBack to article page