Figure 5. Gravimetric measurements of kidney weights.

ETK significantly reduced the kidney weights (KW) with increasing preservation temperature (* ETK at 23°C vs. ETK at 4°C, p<0.05; and ETK at 23°C vs. ETK at 37°C, p<0.001). The prevention of cellular edema with the UW solution was less pronounced as compared to ETK (# UW at 23°C vs. UW at 4°C, p<0.01; and UW at 23°C vs. UW at 37°C, p<0.05). At 37°C, the KW of ETK was significantly lower than that of UW († p<0.001).