Table 3. Glomerular volume density, mesangial volume density, and glomerular corpuscle diameter at seven and 28 days.
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| RK | LK | RK | LK | |
| Glomerular volume density | ||||
| 7 days | 4.8±0.18 | 4.8±0.20 | 3.7±0.30* | 4.0±0.18* |
| 28 days | 5.1±0.22 | 5.1±0.21 | 4.2±0.24* | 4.3±0.17* |
| Mesangial volume density | ||||
| 7 days | 16.2±1.4 | 12.1±1.2 | 18.8±1.9† | 18.2±2.1* |
| 28 days | 11.2±0.7 | 11.3±0.4 | 15.1±1.3* | 14.2±1.6* |
| Glomerulus, µm | ||||
| 7 days | 88.6±1.8 | 86.9±2.7 | 79.8±1.8* | 81.1±3.3† |
| 28 days | 104.6±4.6 | 100.7±7.3 | 88.6±4.6* | 86.7±1.8* |
| Glomerulus, µm | ||||
| 7 days | 103.2±3.4 | 102.0±2.8 | 95.6±3.2* | 96.7±3.9† |
| 28 days | 115.5±6.4 | 112.5±7.0 | 105.3±5.9† | 104.4±2.5† |
| Glomerular capsule, µm | ||||
| 7 days | 14.6±2.5 | 15.1±1.4 | 16.7±2.0 | 15.6±1.0 |
| 28 days | 10.9±3.1 | 11.8±1.6 | 16.7±2.5† | 17.7±1.8† |
Results expressed as mean±standard deviation of the analyses inter- and intra-groups.
* Differed by 1% significance (p≤0.01); † differed by 5% significance (p≤0.05).
RK: right kidney; LK: left kidney.