Table 2.
Effect of 2% NaCl solution (high salt; HS) intake for 6 days on body parameters of Wistar rats
NS | HS | |
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Bodyweight change (g) | 49 ± 2 | − 46*** ± 5 |
Plasma osmolality (mOsm/L) | 304 ± 1 | 363*** ± 7 |
Relative adrenal weight (g/bwkg) | 166 ± 8 | 219* ± 17 |
Relative thymus weight (g/bwkg) | 2349 ± 139 | 944*** ± 102 |
n | 8 | 8 |
Control subjects received tap water (normal salt; NS). Means ± SEM, Student’s t tests, p* < 0.05 and p*** < 0.001 vs. NS