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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 27.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2004 Mar;65(3):972–981. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00476.x

Fig. 2. Photomicrographs of glomeruli in Dahl rats.

Fig. 2

(A), Azan stain, and (B), HE stain, original magnification ×400, respectively. Glomerular scores of (C) glomerular matrix expansion and (D) proliferation. A minimum of 50 glomeruli was examined in each specimen. DS/H rats exhibited severely damaged glomeruli characterized by mesangial matrix expansion and cell proliferation. Candesartan markedly ameliorated these glomerular changes in DS/H rats. *P < 0.05 vs. DS/L rats. DR/L rats: Dahl salt-resistant rats fed a 0.3% NaCl diet; DR/H rats: Dahl salt-resistant rats fed an 8% NaCl diet; DS/L rats: Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed a 0.3% NaCl diet; DS/H rats: Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed an 8% NaCl diet. HE, hematoxylin-eosin; C, candesartan.