Table 1 Characteristics of the study group. Subjects were divided into three groups according to their age: newborn (0–1 days), juvenile (13–16 days), and adult (49–59 days). Age and weight data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. wt = wild-type. βENaC-tg = βENaC-transgenic.
wt | βENaC-tg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Newborn | Juvenile | Adult | Newborn | Juvenile | Adult |
Number of mice | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Age [days] | 0.5 ± 0.5 | 13.4 ± 0.5 | 56.3 ± 4.5 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 13.8 ± 0.9 | 55.7 ± 4.6 |
Female/male/unknown | 4/2/5 | 3/6/0 | 5/2/1 | 2/3/2 | 4/3/3 | 4/3/0 |
Weight [g] | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 7.3 ± 0.5 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 6.7 ± 0.7 | 22.4 ± 2.6 |