Table 1.

Body weights, concentrations of plasma renin (PRC), serum E2 and cholesterol, and blood neutrophil and white cell content

	Sham	Ovx (VEH)	Ovx (E2)
Body weight (g)	26.2 ± 1.9	25.6 ± 2.1	26.6 ± 1.5
PRC (ng/mL)	0.9 ± 0.1	1.0 ±0.2	0.9 ± 0.1
Serum E2 (pg/mL)	5.7 ± 0.6	4.9 ± 0.4	6.9 ± 0.6*
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl)	2222 ± 201	1875 ± 192	1373 ± 114†
Blood neutrophils (K/μL)	1.5 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.1*
White blood cells (K/μL)	4.2 ± 0.9	5.1 ± 0.7	2.7 ± 0.4*

*P < 0.05 Ovx (VEH) vs Ovx (E2); †P < 0.05 sham vs Ovx (E2)