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Figure 4

From: Adrenocortical suppression and recovery after continuous hypnotic infusion: etomidate versus its soft analogue cyclopropyl-methoxycarbonyl metomidate

Figure 4

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-stimulated serum corticosterone concentrations following 120-minute infusions. The baseline blood sample was drawn immediately prior to beginning the hypnotic infusion and before administering ACTH. ACTH was first administered at time 0 and then repetitively administered every 30 minutes. Serum corticosterone concentrations were measured in blood drawn 30 minutes after each ACTH dose. The indicated times are when blood was drawn *P < 0.05 versus control group. #P < 0.05 versus cyclopropyl-methoxycarbonyl etomidate (CPMM) group. Six rats were used in each group.

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