Figure 4From: Thoracic epidural anesthesia time-dependently modulates pulmonary endothelial dysfunction in septic ratsAngiotensin II-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction to test pulmonary smooth muscle cell function in healthy animals, early sepsis (CLP 6 h) and late sepsis (CLP 24 h) compared with groups receiving treatment with thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA, n = 6 in each group). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.Back to article page