Figure 1From: Gender-related plasma levels of progesterone, interleukin-8 and interleukin-10 during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and childrenPlasma levels of progesterone (upper panel), IL-8 (middle panel) and IL-10 (lower panel; semi-logarithmic Y-scale) at different sample times for female (n = 8, open bars) and male (n = 10, hatched bars) patients (*P < 0.05, medians with interquartile ranges). The horizontal bar represents the period of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Back to article page