Figure 4.

Splenic caspase-3 western blots samples from severely septic rats. (a) Representative bands (each band from each one individual animal; n = 4) from the western blots are shown. (b) Densitometry analysis from the western blots showing quantative change in caspase-3 levels. C = control treatment (saline); D = dexmedetomidine treatment; M = midazolam treatment.