Table 2.

Tissue masses and serum chemistries of Continuous Na-depleted male mice at 17 wk of age

End Point	0.04% Na (n = 8)	0.30% Na (n = 7)	P Value
Body mass, g	22.77 ± 0.51	25.18 ± 0.56	<0.01
Interscapular brown adipose, mg	89.4 ± 8.8	92.9 ± 8.2	0.78
Interscapular brown adipose, mg/g body mass	3.9 ± 0.3	3.7 ± 0.3	0.66
Inguinal adipose, mg	194.5 ± 13.0	258.8 ± 19.9	0.02
Inguinal adipose, mg/g body mass	8.6 ± 0.6	10.2 ± 0.7	0.07
Kidneys, mg	292.9 ± 18.8	352.0 ± 19.6	<0.05
Kidneys, mg/g body mass	12.8 ± 0.7	14.0 ± 0.8	0.28
Adrenal glands, mg	4.6 ± 0.50	3.1 ± 0.7	0.08
Adrenal glands, mg/g body mass	0.20 ± 0.02	0.12 ± 0.03	0.04
Serum osmolality, mosmol/kgH2O	342 ± 5	345 ± 3	0.68
Serum Na, mmol/L	147.9 ± 2.3	153.7 ± 2.6	0.12

Data reported as means ± SE. Comparisons were performed by independent 2-tailed t test.