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Published in final edited form as: J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 Nov 20;324(2):475–483. doi: 10.1124/jpet.107.131896

TABLE 1.

Standard liver function tests and serum electrolytes in cirrhotic rats with ascites receiving vehicle or the CB2 receptor agonist JWH-133 for 9 days

	Vehicle (n = 7)	JWH-133 (n = 8)
		1 mg · kg⁻¹ · day⁻¹
Body wt (g)	482 ± 3	459 ± 15
Alanine aminotransferase (U/l)	53.6 ± 8.7	89.0 ± 10.0
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/l)	620 ± 81	578 ± 98
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.10 ± 0.26	1.10 ± 0.60
Albumin (g/l)	23.2 ± 1.3	26.3 ± 0.9
Serum sodium (mEq/l)	144 ± 1	143 ± 2
Serum potassium (mEq/l)	4.7 ± 0.4	4.0 ± 0.5
Serum osmolality (mOsm/kg)	293 ± 3	299 ± 3