Table 2.

Indices of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in ECahr^+/+ and ECahr^−/− mice.

Parameter	ECahr+/+ (n)	ECahr−/− (n)
PRA (ng Ang I/ml/hr)	3.9 ± 0.2 (10)	3.7 ± 0.2 (10)
Plasma ACE (units/L)	196 ± 7 (10)	189 ± 9 (10)
Hematocrit (%)	46. 8 ± 0.6 (9)	44. 9 ± 1.0 (8)
Plasma Na (mM)	148. 4± 0.8 (9)	146. 2 ± 0.9 (8)
Plasma K (mM)	6. 8 ± 0.2 (9)	5. 8 ± 0. 2 (8)*
Plasma Cl (mM)	118. 2 ± 1.2 (9)	115. 4 ± 0.9 (8)
Urine Osmolality (mmol/Kg)	3566.9 ± 216 (9)	3952.1 ± 260 (14)

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM

^*p < 0.05; n, sample size.