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. 2014 Apr 10;25(11):2499–2510. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013070786

Table 1.

Summary of body weight, organ weights, blood, and kidney function parameters in FHH and Nr4a1−/− rats at weeks 8, 16, and 24

Trait Week 8 Week 16 Week 24
FHH Rats Nr4a1−/− Rats FHH Rats Nr4a1−/− Rats FHH Rats Nr4a1−/− Rats
Body weight (g) 207±3.1 190±2.6a 352±5.8 328±5.2a 429±9.5 352±14.0a
Kidney weight (mg/g) 9.2±0.27 10.3±0.14a 9.2±0.27 10.3±0.14a 8.1±0.18 11.0±0.53a
Heart weight (mg/g) 3.7±0.23 3.9±0.8 3.7±0.23 3.9±0.8 3.1±0.06 3.4±0.13
Liver weight (mg/g) 35.6±0.73 42.7±1.56a
Drinking volume (ml) 48±4.0 38±3.4 36±6.2 28±4.4 20±5.0 22±2.4
Urine volume (ml) 47±3.4 37±2.1 39±5.3 31±3.7 24±3.7 24±2.1
Albuminuria (mg/24 h per 100 g body wt) 0.6±0.09 8±2.3.5a 12±6.1 32±5.5a 17±3.6 52±5.8a
Creatinine clearance (ml/min per g kidney weight) 1.2±0.07 1.0±0.12 0.9±0.06 0.7±0.06 1.2±0.2 0.6±0.2a
BUN (mg/dl) 14±1.5 14±0.6 14±0.6 17±0.6a 14±1.6 23±1.6a
Cholesterol 70±4.7 71±2.1 84±7.9 122±8.7a 102±9.7 283±29.4a
Triglycerides 32±1.4 30±3.0 37±5.3 82±12.6a 50±4.4 192±43.3a
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