Table 1 Cytokine and hormone concentrations throughout lactation

0.52 ± 0.41^a

3.40 ± 1.35^ab

2.20 ± 0.75^ab

7.46 ± 2.78^bc

12.32 ± 2.42^c

15.48 ± 2.16^c

15.06 ± 2.85^c

13.16 ± 1.81^c

34.83 ± 11.89

50.12 ± 14.37

55.17 ± 6.45

57.21 ± 10.81

74.76 ± 6.21

51.07 ± 6.09

83.24 ± 25.51

41.59 ± 8.66

5.67 ± 1.41^a

12.50 ± 2.43^abc

10.87 ± 1.31^ab

25.25 ± 3.68^d

36.73 ± 6.09^e

17.75 ± 2.77^bcd

25.38 ± 4.81^d

18.08 ± 3.49^cd

1.50 ± 0.04^a

1.90 ± 0.21^ab

2.17 ± 0.51^ac

2.77 ± 0.96^ad

6.48 ± 3.33^def

3.75 ± 0.84^bdef

3.95 ± 1.13^af

5.77 ± 2.36^bcef

0.10 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.06

0.19 ± 0.03

0.24 ± 0.12

0.58 ± 0.13

0.22 ± 0.05

0.53 ± 0.25

0.36 ± 0.15

3.98 ± 0.69^a

8.48 ± 1.50^ab

10.32 ± 1.01^bc

16.79 ± 2.54^d

21.43 ± 2.24^d

16.13 ± 2.48^cd

17.84 ± 2.98^d

13.79 ± 2.12^cd

17.08 ± 7.19^a

119.81 ± 25.30^b

151.52 ± 56.55^b

164.98 ± 37.82^b

265.95 ± 40.50^b

151.35 ± 20.92^b

201.91 ± 51.93^b

154.86 ± 41.57^b

159.93 ± 24.69^a

278.68 ± 28.05^bc

236.61 ± 18.92^acd

396.55 ± 46.52^be

387.07 ± 28.31^ef

394.43 ± 38.41^be

296.10 ± 37.38^bde

180.05 ± 20.59^a

5.69 ± 2.78^a

18.95 ± 6.92^abc

15.56 ± 6.16^ac

27.99 ± 5.74^ad

109.05 ± 29.77^d

31.03 ± 4.86^cd

45.68 ± 12.24^cd

105.96 ± 62.76^bd

164.44 ± 16.75^ab

137.59 ± 37.23^abc

114.44 ± 8.51^b

247.74 ± 31.16^ac

213.84 ± 20.94^ac

160.99 ± 27.04^abc

232.08 ± 11.32^cd

259.51 ± 28.02^cd

42.34 ± 17.66^a

316.15 ± 101.70^bc

249.58 ± 46.91^bd

682.30 ± 173.51^be

1222.66 ± 326.6^ef

786.09 ± 90.51^ef

699.93 ± 84.99^ce

912.65 ± 283.08^cdf

117.81 ± 28.60^a

324.07 ± 40.21^b

261.46 ± 33.82^ab

416.84 ± 67.09^b

650.45 ± 108.10^ab

334.77 ± 54.77^ab

447.35 ± 86.24^b

307.99 ± 69.89^b

42.17 ± 11.33^a

155.83 ± 54.39^abc

243.46 ± 27.76^bd

391.00 ± 62.99^de

477.14 ± 51.54^e

446.35 ± 26.19^e

441.08 ± 66.12^ce

424.34 ± 55.23^e

115.26 ± 54.35

462.25 ± 158.06

388.22 ± 111.37

349.13 ± 55.09

517.32 ± 104.37

470.79 ± 42.03

446.18 ± 50.47

444.59 ± 33.41

1.28 ± 0.68^a

25.06 ± 12.59^bcd

11.39 ± 4.24^ac

13.80 ± 2.29^bc

40.38 ± 4.51^d

20.45 ± 3.50^bc

24.44 ± 5.15^bcd

11.30 ± 2.23^bcd

6.62 ± 2.31^a

22.41 ± 2.29^bc

20.15 ± 1.84^b

30.83 ± 5.85^cd

44.02 ± 4.48^e

32.71 ± 2.76^cd

37.76 ± 4.15^de

27.38 ± 4.46^cd

14.19 ± 3.16^a

76.07 ± 14.31^ab

51.22 ± 8.18^a

150.66 ± 30.78^cd

219.15 ± 44.86^d

136.96 ± 14.43^bc

160.27 ± 26.80^cd

120.45 ± 35.03^bc

9.95 ± 1.75^a

19.05 ± 3.24^ab

10.36 ± 1.51^a

22.66 ± 2.22^b

26.26 ± 3.91^b

22.89 ± 1.65^b

28.51 ± 3.82^b

20.39 ± 3.47^ab

109.21 ± 11.86^a

277.14 ± 23.85^bc

202.25 ± 18.47^ab

311.17 ± 36.45^c

440.78 ± 49.29^d

295.60 ± 33.14^c

327.16 ± 38.26^c

259.00 ± 40.22^bc

307.86 ± 44.49^a

583.64 ± 48.62^b

500.58 ± 38.00^b

641.07 ± 66.25^bc

813.92 ± 90.49^c

501.03 ± 68.81^b

672.14 ± 75.99^bc

522.25 ± 72.06^b

17.64 ± 8.90^a

97.42 ± 19.81^bc

85.99 ± 17.25^c

152.07 ± 30.82^cd

248.47 ± 22.27^e

165.79 ± 11.07^d

175.62 ± 25.75^dbe

173.97 ± 28.40^dbe

0.00 ± 0.00^abc

2.21 ± 1.14^ac

1.16 ± 0.96^a

5.20 ± 2.82^abc

4.79 ± 2.47^abc

15.41 ± 3.52^b

10.35 ± 2.82^abc

10.73 ± 4.03^bc

79.49 ± 41.61^a

558.78 ± 154.41^b

560.13 ± 188.57^b

642.66 ± 169.61^b

985.75 ± 148.06^b

630.06 ± 43.70^b

630.40 ± 125.34^b

717.02 ± 173.20^b

230.63 ± 40.27

274.75 ± 111.88

96.75 ± 15.47

159.81 ± 28.44

150.16 ± 27.68

123.11 ± 15.37

205.83 ± 23.55

129.20 ± 26.77

206.17 ± 46.07^ab

106.89 ± 17.78^a

241.39 ± 59.96^ab

364.94 ± 58.13^b

158.10 ± 52.16^a

33.51 ± 5.28^c

130.08 ± 47.18^ac

243.94 ± 98.57^ab

8.71 ± 4.72^ab

78.88 ± 46.34^acd

50.75 ± 19.27^de

298.00 ± 79.05^f

85.43 ± 17.26^dfg

77.38 ± 43.77^acdeg

1.14 ± 0.74^b

7.00 ± 2.76^bce