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Table 2 Biochemical parameters in SHRs and WKYs

From: Changes in renal WT-1 expression preceding hypertension development

Strain

0-week-old rat

1-week-old rat

2-week-old rat

3-week-old rat

4-week-old rat

5-week-old rat

6-week-old rat

7-week-old rat

8-week-old rat

SHR

         

Creatinine

         

(mg/dl)

0.49 ± 0.08

0.51 ± 0.07

0.55 ± 0.06

0.60 ± 0.05

0.65 ± 0.03

0.67 ± 0.09

0.68 ± 1.00

0.70 ± 0.09

0.70 ± 0.06*

WKY

         

Creatinine

         

(mg/dl)

0.55 ± 0.07

0.60 ± 0.08

0.65 ± 0.06

0.70 ± 0.07

0.75 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.09

0.85 ± 0.09

0.90 ± 1.10

0.95 ± 0.07

SHR

         

Urea

         

(mg/dl)

12 ± 1.00

13 ± 1.00

14 ± 2.00

15 ± 2.00

15 ± 2.00

16 ± 2.00

18 ± 3.00

20 ± 3.00

20 ± 2.00*

WKY

         

Urea

         

(mg/dl)

11 ± 1.00

12 ± 2.00

12 ± 2.00

13 ± 2.00

13 ± 1.60

14 ± 2.00

14 ± 2.00

15 ± 4.00

15 ± 2.00

  1. Significantly different from the values at 8 weeks of age in each strain (*p < 0.05). Results are mean ± SEM; n = 5