Circulating levels of cytokines were measured in the plasma of the four groups of participants using a customized MILLIPLEX Cytokine Human Ultrasensitive magnetic bead panel (EMD Millipore). The diffe
Each values is expressed as the mean ± SD. BL = baseline; T1 = before surgery (7:30/8:00 am); T2 = during surgery (10:00am/1:00pm); T3 = post surgery (2 h after surgical procedure). sIgA: Salivary Imm
According to the “good genes” hypothesis, females choose males based on traits that indicate the male’s genetic quality in terms of disease resistance. The “immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICH
