Number of mice, body weights, and lung volumes in elastase model and in TNF-α transgenic mice used in this experiment
| Control | Elastase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OIL = cottonseed oil; RA = retinoic acid. | ||||
| Values in parentheses are standard errors. | ||||
| Treatment | OIL | RA | OIL | RA |
| n | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Body weight (g) | 21.7 (0.02) | 20.8 (0.03) | 21.2 (0.02) | 22.5 (0.03) |
| Littermates | Transgenic | |||
| Treatment | OIL | RA | OIL | RA |
| N | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Body weight (g) before | 23.4 (1.03) | 23.3 (1.03) | 22.6 (0.29) | 22.8 (0.69) |
| Body weight (g) after | 24.3 (1.28) | 23.9 (0.98) | 23.8 (0.80) | 23.8 (0.64) |
| Lung volume (ml) | 0.43 (0.01) | 0.42 (0.02) | 0.96 (0.07) | 0.98 (0.07) |