Blood and urine analysis
Haemoglobin and haematocrit were measured with a Hemo Control analyser (Hemo Control, EKF diagnostic, Cardiff, UK). The coefficient of variation (CV) for this analysis was < 4%. Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone that increases in response to a stress, such as exercise and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is suggested to play a role in detoxifying LPS [