The Role of the Vagus Nerve: Modulation of the Inflammatory Reaction in Murine Polymicrobial Sepsis

<table>Surgical dissection of the vagus nerve using a microscope (40-fold magnification): the abdominal wall was opened through a transverse incision. Esophagus (#) and diaphragm (*) were exposed and the ventral branch of the vagal nerve (arrows) was dissected. The dorsal branch of the vagus nerve was excised in the same way.</table>

Mediators of Inflammation

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Figure 1: The Role of the Vagus Nerve: Modulation of the Inflammatory Reaction in Murine Polymicrobial Sepsis 