Table 2.

Blood gasometry and plasma and urine values of rats exposed to 280 mM NH₄Cl solution for 8 days

	Control Rats	Acidotic Rats	P Value
Blood
pH	7.29 ± 0.02	7.27 ± 0.03	NS
Po2, mmHg	40.52 ± 1.93	43.01 ± 1.80	NS
HCO3−, mmol/l	18.85 ± 0.17	19.75 ± 0.98	NS
Hematocrit, %	48.6 ± 1.0	53.56 ± 1.21	<0.05*
Plasma
Na+, meq/l	149.24 ± 1.33	149.30 ± 2.12	NS
K+, meq/l	3.47 ± 0.20	3.23 ± 0.18	NS
Cl−, meq/l	113.54 ± 1.16	126.25 ± 5.69	<0.05*
CO2, mmol/l	21.22 ± 0.60	14.33 ± 3.86	NS
Creatinine, mg/dl	0.31 ± 0.02	0.30 ± 0.02	NS
Urine
Creatinine, mg/dl	69.52 ± 5.27	55.33 ± 6.54	NS
pH (8 days)	6.624 ± 0.12	5.38 ± 0.03	<0.05*

Values are means ± SE; n = 5 rats/group.

^*Significant difference.