Figure 1
From: Independent effects of sham laparotomy and anesthesia on hepatic microRNA expression in rats
miRNA expression in the liver of rats 24 hours after isoflurane anesthesia. The effect of anesthesia on miRNA expression in the liver was investigated by qRT-PCR using samples of untreated animals vs. samples taken 24 hours following 45 minutes of isoflurane anesthesia and pain medication. Relative miRNA expression ratios (normal liver was considered to be 1) were normalized against stably expressed U6 small nucleolar RNA (Student’s t-test, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).