Table 2 Amount of thrombosis induced in rats 1, 8, or 24 h following oil smoke exposure (OSE)

Thrombus size (A.U.)

   1 h after OSE

10659 ± 695

45562 ± 3470^a

29778 ± 3366^{a, b}

22855 ± 2525^b

31712 ± 3751^a

26903 ± 2380 ^{a, b}

< 0.001*

   8 h after OSE

10509 ± 783

65794 ± 4327^{a, †}

38742 ± 4999^{a, b}

27660 ± 2052^{a, b}

35589 ± 2579^{a, b}

36541 ± 3359^{a, b}

< 0.001*

   24 h after OSE

10458 ± 709

52416 ± 3191^a

41574 ± 4772^a

36955 ± 4246^{a, †}

49068 ± 4881^{a, †}

38707 ± 5560^a

< 0.001*