Parameter	Adrenalectomized Control	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 1 mg	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 2 mg	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 4 mg
Post-treatment Day 2 (postoperative Day 9)
Cholesterol Protein Zinc Copper	9.10.7 97.78.2 93.87.5 0.4070.008	18.40.6c 82.13.8 39.914.2c 1.0670.031c	25.81.4c 24.90.7c 46.83.1c 1.3690.068c	10.50.6 7.170.12c 39.51.0c 1.4720.067c
Day 4
Cholesterol Protein Zinc Copper	11.941.06 56.065.45 93.30.9 0.4080.013	17.870.28c 34.202.48c 88.54.0 1.2810.007c	29.992.29c 22.600.27c 76.40.6c 1.9520.012c	28.301.88c 2.301.21 56.21.2c 2.7480.009c
Day 8
Cholesterol Protein Zinc Copper	9.230.21 97.611.80 93.12.1 0.4870.004	10.770.30c 73.980.79 91.53.3 1.1500.006c	21.851.01c 19.990.34c 26.31.0c 1.1410.012c	13.822.05 10.110.40c 82.12.7b 1.6960.033c
Day 12
Cholesterol Protein Zinc Copper	11.180.18 91.230.17 93.62.4 0.4930.03	30.492.13c 26.700.28c 50.50.4c 0.7350.002c	16.400.63c 24.730.52c 31.12.1c 1.5980.036c	34.750.54c 67.531.46c 87.02.2 2.4730.035c
Day 16
Cholesterol Protein Zinc Copper	36.321.39 27.160.33 75.075.06 0.4920.023	38.624.47 24.850.46c 68.590.40 0.6080.075	71.885.28c 16.402.20c 65.010.22 2.6480.031c	37.410.21 26.867.06 55.440.53b 1.1430.071c

^bP<0.05, ^cP<0.01, compared with control.
Units: Cholesterol and  protein (mg/g); Zinc and copper (g/g).