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Published in final edited form as: J Neuroendocrinol. 2018 Oct 14;30(11):e12639. doi: 10.1111/jne.12639

TABLE 3.

Absolute mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate in euhydrated rats injected with the control vector (Eu scrambled [SCR]), euhydrated rats injected with shRNA against brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (Eu shBDNF), salt loaded rats injected with control vector (Salt SCR), and salt loaded rats injected with shRNA against BDNF (Salt shBDNF) groups

Absolute values	Eu SCR	EushBDNF	Salt SCR	Salt shBDNF
MAP(mmHg)
Baseline	107.7 ± 0.49 (9)	106.7 ± 0.28 (9)	105.1 ± 0.30 (9)	104.1 ± 0.28 (9)
Treatment	107.2 ± 0.28 (9)	106.9 ± 0.15 (9)	113.5 ± 1.03 (9)^*	112.8 ± 1.33 (9)^*
Heart rate (beats min⁻¹)
Baseline	387.6 ± 1.23 (9)	385.4 ± 1.05 (9)	378.7 ± 1.86 (9)	379.0 ± 0.73 (9)
Treatment	383.7 ±1.17 (9)	374.1 ± 2.72 (9)	366.5 ± 1.62 (9)^**	359.6 ± 2.74 (9)^**

Values are the the mean ± SEM; n, number of rats in each group (in parenthesis).

P < 0.05 vs Control groups. No significant difference between Salt SCR and Salt shBDNF groups.

^**

P < 0.05 vs Eu SCR.