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. 2013 Sep 26;8(9):e75546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075546

Table 1. Body weight, water, food intake, and kidney weight in control and MSG-treated rats at 9 months.

Control (n=10) MSG (n=10)
Baseline (6 weeks) body weight (g) 204.3 ± 12.1 204.7 ± 12.5
Final body weight (g) 680 ± 118 665 ± 75
Daily water intake (ml) 57 ± 10 84 ± 16*
Daily food intake (g) 22 ± 3.7 22 ± 0.5
Kidney weight (g) 1.42 ± 0.17 1.50 ± 0.24

Variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05