Mice on both backgrounds produced equivalent levels of anti-KLH IgG1 antibodies (Fig. 3a), while BALB/c mice had a significant reduction (∼10 fold) in IgG2a, indicative of a TH2 biased immune response.
In contrast, for both groups (with or without sepsis), sFasL values were on an equivalent level compared with that of healthy controls throughout the entire observation period (P > 0.05) and did not show any intergroup differences.
Western-blotting, on the other hand, showed equivalent levels of CXCR4 protein in the bladders of saline treated versus CYP-treated rats (Figure 5B).
Particular care was given to the selection of word pairs: specific semantic categories (such as living, non-living, tools, animals, foods, and so on) were not contrasted, but rather equivalent levels.
Therefore, comparisons between the early (WKam) and the late (WKpm) WK group were made only on equivalent rostrocaudal levels to account for potential rostrocaudal differences in tracer uptake.
In the Optn +/+ mice, there was a further increase in the levels of IL6 and CXCL1 at day 9, whereas the level of TNF remained similar to that on day 2. Optn −/− mice released equivalent levels of CXCL1 at day 2 but demonstrated a less pronounced increase in TNF and IL6 in comparison to wild-type animals.
The two countries had virtually equivalent levels of income inequality.
At least 26,228 have reached Italy since the start of 2015, fractionally down on last year's equivalent level.
Sciatic nerves were dissected and a section 2 3 mm distal to the crush site on the injured side and an equivalent level on the uninjured side was processed for electron microscopy.
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