Research Article

Vascular Response to Graded Angiotensin II Infusion in Offspring Subjected to High-Salt Drinking Water during Pregnancy: The Effect of Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Urine Output, Endothelial Permeability, and Gender

Table 1

Number of newborns, MAP, and serum nitrite level of mother with salt and tap water 30 days after delivery.

GroupNumber of newbornsMAP (mmHg)Nitrite (µmole/Lit)Na+ (meq/Lit)
Totalmalefemale

A9.7 ± 1.26 ± 1.53.7 ± 1.1101.6 ± 2.635.2 ± 7.5135.7 ± 3.9
B6.5 ± 1.32.7 ± 0.2*3.7 ± 1.0113.8 ± 3.8*12.3 ± 1.9*175.7 ± 14.8*
value0.1370.0460.7700.0390.0250.076

*Significantly different from group A.