Table 1 Characteristics of rats

From: Acute and chronic metabolic acidosis interferes with aquaporin-2 translocation in the rat kidney collecting ducts

 

Control

Acidosis

Body weight

125±11

121±14

Plasma pH

7.379±0.252

7.216±0.364*

Plasma HCO3−

26.4±2.2

19.5±2.3*

Urine volume

6.2±2.3

13.5±6.2*

Urine osmolality

1670±198

1397±243*

  1. Acidosis rats showed low plasma pH, bicarbonate and urine osmolality and large urine volume compared with that of control. Body weight (g), plasma HCO3− (mEq l−1), urine volume (ml per day) and urine osmolality (mOsm per kg H2O). *P<0.05 vs. control (n=6–10).
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