Table 1 Comparisons of body weight, renal function, blood pressure and left ventricular weight in the Wistar rat 8 weeks after subtotal nephrectomy (SNx)

480 ± 11.9

412.1 ± 16.6*

443.6 ± 10.5

19.35 ± 0.8

64.76 ± 3.35*

46.79 ± 2.72^†

0.66 ± 0.02

1.7 ± 0.1*

1.04 ± 0.09^†

117.2 ± 2.2

178.5 ± 8.6*

135.7 ± 6.2^†

94.2 ± 2.3

126.9 ± 5.2*

101.8 ± 6.1^†

106.7 ± 2.3

152.1 ± 6.4*

119.2 ± 6.1^†

23.0 ± 0.6

51.6 ± 4.4*

33.8 ± 2.2^†

0.98 ± 0.03

1.20 ± 0.04*

0.94 ± 0.05^†

2.04 ± 0.05

2.9 ± 0.11*

2.11 ± 0.08^†