Table 2.

Blood parameters in control and nephrotic potassium-loaded rats

	HK-Control	HK-PN
Na+ (mm)	140.0 ± 0.5 (5)	135.3 ± 0.9 (4)*
K+ (mm)	4.30 ± 0.09 (5)	6.90 ± 0.65 (4)*
Cl− (mm)	100.8 ± 1.1 (5)	99.0 ± 0.4 (4)
Ca2+ (mm)	1.19 ± 0.01 (5)	1.00 ± 0.02 (4)**
HCO3− (mm)	28.7 ± 0.7 (5)	33.2 ± 2.5 (4)
pH	7.32 ± 0.1 (5)	7.40 ± 0.20 (4)
Aldosterone (pm)	10565 ± 1818 (4)	16693 ± 3330 (4)

Parameters were determined in control and nephrotic rats (PN) 6 days after the onset of K⁺ loading (HK). Values are means ± SEM; the number of animals is shown in parentheses.

^*P < 0.005

^**P < 0.001 as compared to HK-controls.