in group a rats both the hypertensive thoracic aorta and the normotensive abdominal aorta contained about 20 % more water per unit of wet weight , and about 35 % and 60 % more sodium and potassium , respectively , per unit of dry weight than did the corresponding portions of aorta from control rats ( p less than 0.01 ) .
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abdominal aorta
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aorta