Figure 3
From: Endotoxin-induced myocardial dysfunction in senescent rats
Left ventricular thiobarbituric acid reactive substances content. Left ventricular thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content from young rats (3 months old; control, n = 11; lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 0.5 mg/kg, n = 8; LPS 5 mg/kg, n = 16) and senescent rats (24 months old; control, n = 8; LPS 0.5 mg/kg, n = 8) treated with LPS or saline (control). Results are expressed as malondialdehyde (MDA) equivalents per milligram of protein (see Materials and methods). The TBARS content was not significantly different in LPS animals versus control animals whatever the age and the LPS dose studied (0.5 or 5 mg/kg in young rats). Values are the mean ± standard error of the mean.