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Table 2 Urinary testosterone of Sprague-Dawley male rats (rats 4, 5 and 6 from Figure 4 ) expressed adjusted according to associated creatinine concentration

From: Changes in male rat urinary protein profile during puberty: a pilot study

SD high protein

Days old

 
 

36

39

44

46

49

53

56

Rat 4

       

Weight (g)

146

169

201

216

236

257

268

Testosterone (ng/mL)

1.4

2.77

1.16

2.73

2.72

2.41

1.53

Creatinine (mg/dL)

117.3

136.9

49.4

58.6

102.7

94

98.3

Testosterone/creatinine (ng/mg)

1.29

2.02

2.35

4.66

2.65

2.56

1.56

Rat 5

       

Weight (g)

139

160

193

208

225

245

260

Testosterone (ng/mL)

0.64

0.54

2.1

1.57

1.86

1.63

1.58

Creatinine (mg/dL)

56.7

52.8

109.2

84.4

97.6

92.3

100.2

Testosterone/creatinine (ng/mg)

1.13

1.02

1.92

1.86

1.91

1.17

1.58

Rat 6

       

Weight (g)

147

172

212

227

240

263

277

Testosterone (ng/mL)

1.68

1.15

2.16

3.91

3.59

5.99

2.95

Creatinine (mg/dL)

111.7

96.1

132.5

143.8

151

263.3

163.6

Testosterone/creatinine (ng/mg)

1.50

1.20

1.63

2.72

2.38

2.27

1.80

  1. A 10% volume of 1% sodium azide solution was added to each collected urine sample as preservative. Values in the Table have not been adjusted to account for this relatively negligible dilution.