0.9% sodium chloride solution (3 ml)

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then enalapril (20 mg/kg/d) (for 56 days)

 enalapril (50 mg/l) (for 182 days)

 cyclosporine A (50 ml/kg/d) (for 7 days)

 doxorubicin (2 mg/kg)

 nephrectomy (for 28 days) then control condition

 streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) (for 147 days) and insulin (2 IU/d) (for 147 days)

 cyclosporine A (50 ml/kg/d) (for 7 days) and lacidipine (1 mg/kg/d) (for 7 days)

 puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg)

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then reserpine (5 mg/l) (for 56 days) and hydralazine (80 mg/l) (for 56 days) and controlled hydralazine content drinking water (25 mg/l) (for 56 days)

 unilateral nephrectomy (for 70 days) and captopril (500 mg/l) (for 70 days) then puromycin aminonucleoside (100 mg/kg) then puromycin aminonucleoside (40 mg/kg)

 controlled enalapril content drinking water (50 mg/l) (for 497 days) then puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg)

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then angiotensin II receptor antagonist (80 mg/l) (for 56 days)

 unilateral nephrectomy (for 70 days) then puromycin aminonucleoside (100 mg/kg) then puromycin aminonucleoside (40 mg/kg)

 castor oil

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days)

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then lisinopril (10 mg/kg/d) (for 56 days)

 enalapril (50 mg/l) (for 60 days)

 unilateral nephrectomy (for 70 days) then vehicle control condition

 controlled enalapril content drinking water (50 mg/l) (for 22 days) then puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg)

 streptozotocin (55 mg/kg) then insulin (4 IU/kg) (for 42 days)

 nephrectomy (for 28 days) then enalapril (50 mg/l) (for 21 days)

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then angiotensin II receptor antagonist (20 mg/l) (for 56 days)

 puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg) then saralasin (0.3 mg/kg/hr) (for 0.5 hours)

 control condition

 right nephrectomy (for 112 days) then captopril (30 mg/kg/d) (for 56 days)

 controlled enalapril content drinking water (50 mg/l) (for 7 days) then puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg)

 nephrectomy (for 28 days) then reserpine (5 mg/l) (for 21 days) and hydralazine (80 mg/l) (for 21 days) and controlled hydralazine content drinking water (25 mg/l) (for 21 days)

 puromycin aminonucleoside (50 mg/kg) then 0.9% sodium chloride solution (for 0.5 hours)