highly significantP < 0.01
Results were considered statistically significant when P < 0.05, and highly significant when P < 0.01.
Results were considered statistically significant when P < 0.05, and highly significant when P < 0.01.
Also on day 20, male blood glutamate levels in the sham-operated rats given pyruvate were lower than in the sham-operated control rats given placebo, although this difference did not reach statistical significance.