Table 1.

Body weight and hematocrit values in the experimental groups.

	Body Weight (g)	Hematocrit (%)	Food Intake (g/24 h)	Water Intake (mL/24 h)	Diuresis (mL/24 h)	Natriuresis (mEq/24 h)	Sodium Balance (mEq/24 h/100 g)
C	429.73 ± 6.36	47.38 ± 0.47	23.05 ± 0.68	35 ± 0.54	12.83 ± 1.46	0.41 ± 0.08	0.15 ± 0.05
L-N	345.73 ± 22.29 *	47.20 ± 1.20	21.1 ± 1.21	31.25 ± 4.7	7.85 ± 1.69	0.22 ± 0.06	0.43 ± 0.11 *
A	426.90 ± 11.46	50.67 ± 2.38	20.83 ± 0.63	30 ± 0.22	17.37 ± 3.85	0.47 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.05 †
LE	404.72 ± 16.96	49.83 ± 1.21	18.6 ± 0.49 *	25 ± 1.67 *	13.45 ± 2.79	0.33 ± 0.08	0.15 ± 0.11
GBO	392.65 ± 14.98	48.75 ± 3.35	16.1 ± 1.49 *	16.88 ± 2.48 *	10.65 ± 1.87	0.26 ± 0.08	0.17 ± 0.11
COE	399.38 ± 20.57	49.40 ± 1.47	16.58 ± 0.9 *	31.24 ± 5.6	21.84 ± 4.52	0.24 ± 0.06	0.19 ± 0.04

Abbreviations: C, control; L-N, N(G)-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester treated group; A (Apigenin); LE (Lemon extract); GBO (Grapefruit + bitter orange extract); COE (Cocoa extract), and D (Diosmin). Data are mean ± S.E.M. * p < 0.05 vs. Control; † p < 0.05 vs. L-NAME.