Table 1. Sodium and potassium levels in urine and plasma in C57BL/6N.
| Diet | n | Na+(U) | K+(U) | Na+(P) | K+(P) | Urinary volume (24h) | Water consumption (24h) | Body weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| μmol/g/d | μmol/g/d | mmol/l | mmol/l | ml | ml | g | ||
| NS | 9 | 9.3±0.5 | 16.3±0.7 | 146.4±0.5 | 4.7±0.1 | 1.4±0.1 | 5.4±0.4 | 30.9±0.9 |
| HS | 10 | 96.0±8.8* | 6.4±0.4* | 145.1±0.5 | 4.5±0.1 | 8.5±1.2* | 13.9±1.7* | 29.7±0.8 |
Urinary parameters (U) and plasma (P) ion measurement in a separate cohort of C57BL/6N male mice, under a standard light/dark cycle and normal salt diet (NS), or after 3 weeks of high Na+/normal K+ diet (HS). Data represented as mean +/- SEM. Student’s t-test
*: p<0.05 compared to NS diet.