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. 2013 Sep 25;27(5):720–726. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt177

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Activation of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), renin–angiotensin system (RAS), and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1) gene expression in the myocardium of rats with renal ablation. After 8 weeks of renal ablation, left ventricle mRNA levels of (a) BNP, (b) angiotensinogen (AGT), (c) angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R), (d) renin, and (e) FGFR-1) were determined by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. The relative amounts of the sample mRNA were normalized to the β2-microglobulin mRNA. Levels are presented as values relative to the sham (C) group. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. † P < 0.05 vs. C; * P < 0.01 vs. untreated chronic kidney disease (CKD); ** CKD < 0.01 vs. C.