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Table 1 Number of animals and experimental groups

From: Vagal afferent fibers contribute to the anti-inflammatory reactions by vagus nerve stimulation in concanavalin A model of hepatitis in rats

Experiments

Animal groups

PCR

Western blotting

Immunofluorescence staining

FACS

Serum biochemistry

VNS experiment

Untreated CTL

5

 

ConA + Sham

4

 

ConA + hVNS

4

 

hVNS

4

 

2d ConA + Sham

 

5

 
 

2d ConA + hVNS

 

5

 
 

3d ConA + Sham

 

5

 
 

3d ConA + hVNS

 

5

 
 

4d ConA + Sham

 

5

 
 

4d ConA + hVNS

 

5

 
 

cVNS

 

4

 
 

Sham (cVNS)

 

4

 

CAP experiment

Vehicle

 

4

 

CAP-L & H

 

4

 

CAP + Con A + hVNS

 

4

 

AP5/CNQX injection

ConA + AP/CN + hVNS

 

4

 

hVNX surgery

ConA + hVNX + hVNS

 

4

 

MLA injection

ConA + Vehicle + hVNS

 

4

 

ConA + MLA + hVNS

 

4

 

Ketamin injection

Ketamine + Sham

 

4

 

Ketamine + hVNS

 

4

 

Retrograde tracing

DiI injection

 

2