Table 3.

Weights and BPs.

Groups	CN	CKD	LF	CKDLF
Body weight (BW) (g)	290 ± 12	289 ± 9	355 ± 9 *#	419 ± 9 *#
Left kidney weight (KW) (g)	1.40 ± 0.06	1.40 ± 0.04	1.85 ± 0.09 *#	1.91 ± 0.07 *#
Ratio of KW to BW (g/kg)	0.48 ± 0.01	0.48 ± 0.01	0.52 ± 0.02 *	0.46 ± 0.02 $
Systolic BP (mmHg)	132 ± 1	143 ± 1 *	133 ±1 #	136 ± 1 #
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	88 ± 3	91 ± 2	82 ± 1 #	80 ± 2 #
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	103 ± 2	109 ± 2 *	99 ± 1 #	100 ± 1 #

N = 8/group; * p < 0.05 vs. CN; # p < 0.05 vs. CKD; $ p < 0.05 vs. LF.