TABLE 1.

Various physiological parameters measured at the end of the experimental protocol in the high salt (HS) and normal salt (NS) diet fed groups.

	NS diet	HS diet	p-value	N
Plasma [Na], mM/L	148.3 ± 6.0	146.4 ± 2.5	0.32	12
Plasma [K], mM/L	3.8 ± 0.4	3.9 ± 0.4	0.54	12
Plasma [Cl], mM/L	105.5 ± 3.2	107.7 ± 2.1	0.06	12
Plasma creatinine, mg/dl	0.93 ± 0.2	0.83 ± 0.1	0.24	6
Body weight, g	343.8 ± 16.9	348.5 ± 16.4	0.46	14
Heart weight, g	1.3 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1	0.75	14

At least six animals per group, data are shown ± SEM.