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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2011 Jul 27;80(8):832–840. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.230

Table 1. Blood composition and urine pH from control and acidotic rats.

Group BW (g) pH urine Cl− (meq/l) Na+ (meq/l) K+ (meq/l) CO2 (meq/l) BUN (meq/dl) SCr (mg/dl)
Control, n=7 215 ±0.8 6.7 ± 0.07 122 ±4.7 149 ± 1.3 3.8 ± 0.3 19.2 ± 1.6 22.9 ± 1.5 0.48 ± 0.1
Acidosis (5 days), n=5 209 ±6 5.9 ± 0.01 136 ±2 149 ± 1.1 2.8 ± 0.3 11.2 ± 0.8 31.8 ±3.4 0.36 ± 0.04
P-value NS 0.000003 0.03 NS NS 0.002 0.02 0.02

Abbreviations: BUN, blood urea nitrogen; BW, body weight; Cr, creatinine; NS, not significant; SCr, serum Cr.

Serum electrolytes, total CO2, Cr, and BUN levels were measured in control rats (water; n=7) or in those subjected to metabolic acidosis (280 mm NH4Cl intake for 5 days; n=5). Values are means ± s.e.