Table 1. Functional characteristics of sham and subtotally nephrectomized (SNx) rats.

	Sham	SNx
Body weight (g)	682±27	638±16
Kidney weight (g)	2.17±0.15	2.45±0.20
Kidney weight, body weight (%)	0.31±0.01	0.38±0.03
SBP (mmHg)	134±8	182±8*
Proteinuria (mg/day)	18.28×/÷1.18	61.24×/÷1.45†
Urine protein∶creatinine ratio (mg/µmol)	0.10×/÷1.18	0.39×/÷1.44†
GFR (ml/min/kg)	7.71±0.57	1.74±0.43‡

*p<0.01,

^†p<0.05,

^‡p<0.001.