Table 1.

Plasma AVP, osmolality, hematocrit, and PRA in Sham, BDL rats, and BDL rats given saline (BDL+Sal)

	Sham (10)	BDL (12)	BDL+Sal (8)
Osmolality, mOsm/kg	293±1.39	281±2.11*	291±2.381a
Hematocrit, %	45±0.24	40±0.69*	47±1.13a
AVP, pg/ml	2.95±0.23	24.20±2.49*	7.71±1.21a
PRA, ng·ml−1·h−1	3.97±0.48	14.26±1.76*	7.5±0.93a

AVP, arginine vasopressin; PRA, plasma renin activity.

^*Significantly different from Sham.

^aSignificantly different from BDL.