Table 1 24 hour renal function in male and female spiny mice

Body Weight (g)

36.6 ± 0.7

32.0 ± 0.6*

Water Intake (ul/gBW)

101.8 ± 6.3

112.2 ±14.4

Urine Volume (ul/gBW)

37.2 ±3.1

35.3 ± 6.5

Food Intake (mg/gBW)

86.6 ± 4.1

79.9 ±7.1

Na ⁺ Excretion (umol/g BW)

2.52 ± 0.26

2.46 ± 0.40

Urea Excretion (umol/g BW)

53.2 ± 3.2

45.4 ± 7.1

Osmolality (mOsmol/kg H ₂ O)

2546 ± 419

2247 ±286

Osmolar Excretion (uosmol/g BW)

90.4 ± 13.2

70.6 ± 11.6

n

16

15