Table 1.

Renal functional and electrolytic parameters in rats

	Sham	OVX	OVX+E2
ALD (pg/mL)	227.3 ± 19.3	289.8 ± 23.4*	234.1 ± 24.2#
Cr (μmol/L)	21.7 ± 2.4	23.3 ± 3.6	22.1 ± 2.9
Na+ (mmol/L)	138.6 ± 2.2	147.3 ± 1.3*	142.5 ± 1.2#
K+ (mmol/L)	5.3 ± 0.72	5.1 ± 0.39	5.8 ± 0.28
Cl− (mmol/L)	102.5 ± 3.7	101.8 ± 3.2	101.7 ± 4.1

ALD aldosterone, Cr creatinine

*P < 0.05 VS Sham; ^#P < 0.05 VS OVX