Table 1.

Characteristics of control and AV3V-lesioned rats.

	Control Group		AV3V Lesion
Characteristic	0.1%	4.0%	0.1%	4.0%
Total # of animals	31 (5)	27 (7)	8	9
(# of sham)
NaCl Intake, mg/day	27±1	954±28 *	25±1	922±60 *
Fluid Intake, mL/day	26±2	65±2 *	25±2	67±5 *
Mean ABP, mmHg	107±3	107±3	101±7	107±5
Heart Rate, bpm	377±12	398±8	440±12	413±22
Lumbar SNA, µV	1.98±0.29	1.66±0.20	2.53±0.44	1.75±0.38
Renal SNA, µV	3.52±0.52	3.09±0.46	2.44±0.83	3.31±1.21
Splanchnic SNA, µV	2.22±0.28	1.62±0.19	1.79±0.31	1.34±0.41
Plasma [Na+], mM	141.5±1.0	143.3±1.0 *	142.1±1.2	146.0±1.3 *†
Plasma [K+], mM	3.4±0.1	3.3±0.2	3.1±0.1	3.1±0.2
Plasma [Cl−], mM	109.7±1.3	113.8±1.0 *	110.7±1.3	115.4±1.5 *

Values are mean±SEM.

^*P<0.05 vs control group fed 0.1% NaCl,

^†P<0.05 vs control group fed same diet.