TABLE 3

Maximal transport rate in the kidney for p-aminohippuric acid in male and female rats a

Sex No. of Animals Kidney Weight/100 g b.wt. TmPAH
mg/(min × g kidney)
Female 8 0.70 ± 0.01 0.26 ± 0.01*
Male 3 0.71 ± 0.02 0.41 ± 0.04*

  • ↵* p < 0.0005; adapted from Kleinman et al., 1966

  • ↵ a Values are the mean ± S.E.