Table II.
Body Weight, Blood Pressure, Plasma Na+ and K+, Urine Volume, GFR, and Na+ and K+ Excretion in +/sv and sv/sv Mice
| Genotype |
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|---|---|---|
| Physiological Parameters | +/sv | sv/sv |
| BW (g) | 34.8 (5.4) | 24.3 (2.8)a |
| BP (mm Hg) | 100.8 (7.7) | 116.7 (10.5)b |
| PNa (mM) | 153.34 (5.07) | 154.25 (7.27) |
| PK (mM) | 4.29 (0.61) | 3.96 (0.40) |
| UV (µl/min) | 0.88 (0.40) | 1.19 (0.41) |
| GFR (ml/min/100g BW) | 0.51 (0.25) | 0.73 (0.25) |
| ENa (µEq/min/100g BW) | 0.22 (0.17) | 0.63 (0.49) |
| EK (µEq/min/100g BW) | 0.46 (0.20) | 0.77 (0.43) |
| FENa (%) | 0.31 (0.21) | 0.56 (0.32) |
| FEK (%) | 24.44 (13.78) | 28.37 (15.13) |
Mean values and SD (in parentheses) of physiological parameters measured in renal clearance studies of mice aged 19–21 months (n = 6 per genotype).
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