TABLE 1.

Baseline Characteristics of EX and Non-EX Rats Infused With Either icv aCSF or Ang II

	Non-EX		EX
Parameters	aCSF	Ang II	aCSF	Ang II
Body weight, g	408 ± 9	397 ± 5	381 ± 6	376 ± 6
Left ventricle, g	0.85 ± 0.03	0.77 ± 0.04	0.81 ± 0.06	0.9 ± 0.05
LV/BW, mg/g	2.1 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1	2.3 ± 0.1	2.4 ± 0.1
Basal MAP, mm Hg	88.7 ± 5.3	95.7 ± 3.8	86.1 ± 4.2	89.4 ± 5.1
Basal HR, bpm	375 ± 13	392 ± 10	360 ± 14	370 ± 9
Basal RSNA, % of maximum	40.6 ± 5.3	67.4 ± 4.7*	37.9 ± 4.3	46.2 ± 6.0†
Water intake, mL/kg per day	45.7 ± 3.4	61.8 ± 3.5*	48.5 ± 4.1	62.2 ± 3.0*
CS, μmol/min per gram	14.4 ± 3.0	15.0 ± 1.5	21.3 ± 1.3*	24.3 ± 2.2*

Values are mean ± SE. n = 14 in each group. LV indicates left ventricle; BW, body weight; CS, citrate synthase activity.

^*P < 0.05 vs non-EX aCSF-infused rats;

^†P < 0.05 vs non-EX Ang II–infused rats.