Haematology and serum biochemistry in captive Australian native murids: black-footed tree-rat ( Mesembriomys gouldii ) and greater stick-nest rat ( Leporillus conditor )

Melissa L. Tulk; Hayley J. Stannard; Julie M. Old

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-3111-7

SpringerPlus

Table 3 Blood biochemistry values for healthy black-footed tree-rats

From: Haematology and serum biochemistry in captive Australian native murids: black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) and greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)

Parameter^a	Mean ± SD	90 % CI lower limit	90 % CI upper limit	Male mean ± SD	Female mean ± SD
GGT (U/L)	12.55 ± 3.46 (n = 2)	8.52	16.58	–	12.55 ± 3.46 (n = 2)
Chloride (mmol/L)	106.00 ± 1.41 (n = 2)	104.36	107.64	–	106.00 ± 1.41 (n = 2)
Total CO₂ (mmol/L)	20.35 ± 10.96 (n = 2)	7.60	33.10	–	20.35 ± 10.96 (n = 2)
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.95 ± 0.21 (n = 2)	0.70	1.19	–	0.95 ± 0.21 (n = 2)
Glucose (mmol/L)	12.06 ± 7.32 (n = 20)	9.37	14.75	12.45 ± 6.77 (n = 5)	11.93 ± 7.71 (n = 15)
BUN (mmol/L)	6.62 ± 2.24 (n = 21)	5.82	7.42	7.03 ± 1.18 (n = 6)	6.45 ± 2.56 (n = 15)
Creatinine (mmol/L)	46.28 ± 16.37 (n = 17)	39.77	52.79	50.00 ± 12.35 (n = 4)	45.14 ± 17.63 (n = 13)
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.56 ± 0.18 (n = 9)	2.47	2.66	2.55 ± 0.20 (n = 3)	2.57 ± 0.18 (n = 6)
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.55 ± 0.45 (n = 11)	1.32	1.77	1.69 ± 0.42 (n = 4)	1.46 ± 0.47 (n = 7)
Sodium (mmol/L)	142.00 ± 3.77 (n = 9)	139.93	144.07	140.67 ± 2.31 (n = 3)	142.67 ± 4.37 (n = 6)
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.06 ± 1.41 (n = 11)	3.36	4.76	3.25 ± 2.21 (n = 4)	4.52 ± 0.44 (n = 7)
Total protein (g/L)	56.33 ± 13.48 (n = 12)	49.93	62.73	51.20 ± 19.04 (n = 5)	60.00 ± 7.33 (n = 7)
Albumin (g/L)	46.73 ± 11.76 (n = 11)	40.90	52.56	50.50 ± 7.94 (n = 4)	44.57 ± 13.56 (n = 7)
Globulin (g/L)	11.73 ± 11.48 (n = 11)	6.03	17.42	5.00 ± 6.22 (n = 4)	15.57 ± 12.37 (n = 7)
ALT (U/L)	60.03 ± 34.61 (n = 14)	44.81	75.24	61.48 ± 9.49 (n = 5)	59.22 ± 43.58 (n = 9)
AST (U/L)	95.04 ± 58.06 (n = 10)	63.20	126.88	76.70 ± 29 (n = 3)	102.90 ± 71.41 (n = 7)
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	4.61 ± 2.07 (n = 10)	3.53	5.68	6.33 ± 2.31 (n = 3)	3.87 ± 1.58 (n = 7)
Amylase (U/L)	1996.89 ± 2215.15 (n = 9)	780.71	3213.06	1037 ± 39.40 (n = 3)	2476.83 ± 2653.75 (n = 6)
ALP (U/L)	82.69 ± 72.95 (n = 13)	49.41	115.97	54 ± 36.30 (n = 4)	95.44 ± 83.03 (n = 9)

CI confidence interval
^aLipase (U/L) and Creatine kinase (U/L) were not included due to numerical irregularities

Back to article page