Table 2.

(B) Effects of up to 4 months of STG exposure on serum electrolyte profiles of Fisher 344 male and female rats

Electrolyte (units)	Female (2 Mo)			Male (2 Mo)			Female (4 Mo)			Male (4 Mo)
	Con	1x	7x	Con	1x	7x	Con	1x	7x	Con	1x	7x
Calcium (mg/dL)	10.87 ± 0.03	10.24 ± 0.20	10.57 ± 0.19	11.37 ± 0.18	10.53 ± 0.12	10.37 ± 0.03	10.03 ± 0.17	10.27 ± 0.29	10.33 ± 0.09	10.30 ± 0.20	11.07 ± 0.07	11.23 ± 0.03
Magnesium (mg/dL)	02.03 ± 0.07	02.63 ± 0.03	02.50 ± 0.25	03.07 ± 0.03	03.10 ± 0.10	03.00 ± 0.06	02.47 ± 0.17	02.40 ± 0.29	02.13 ± 0.12	02.47 ± 0.40	02.13 ± 0.21	02.13 ± 0.07
Potassium (mEq/L)	04.13 ± 0.15	03.87 ± 0.07	03.94 ± 0.09	05.07 ± 0.03	04.30 ± 0.06	04.97 ± 0.07	03.97 ± 0.20	03.60 ± 0.25	03.63 ± 0.15	04.13 ± 0.13	04.56 ± 0.03	04.63 ± 0.58
Sodium (mEq/L)	141.7 ± 0.90	144.0 ± 0.57	144.3 ± 0.89	137.0 ± 0.58	144.0 ± 0.58	142.0 ± 0.58	139.7 ± 0.89	139.3 ± 0.67	139.7 ± 0.89	140.3 ± 0.34	140.7 ± 0.67	141.3 ± 0.88
Chloride (mEq/L)	106.0 ± 1.53	103.3 ± 2.19	101.7 ± 1.20	102.3 ± 0.67	103.3 ± 1.20	102.3 ± 0.67	101.7 ± 1.33	102.3 ± 1.20	103.7 ± 0.33	96.00 ± 1.15	103.7 ± 1.33	102.3 ± 1.20
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	05.53 ± 0.12	05.60 ± 0.77	06.23 ± 0.12	06.73 ± 0.08	06.04 ± 0.22	07.67 ± 0.07	06.10 ± 0.46	06.13 ± 0.52	06.03 ± 0.40	07.80 ± 0.91	06.97 ± 0.15	08.40 ± 0.61
Uric acid (mg/dL)	01.13 ± 0.12	02.37 ± 0.29*	03.63 ± 0.58*	02.83 ± 0.17	02.83 ± 0.03	03.80 ± 0.06*	01.00 ± 0.11	01.63 ± 0.30	01.10 ± 0.20	01.26 ± 0.20	01.20 ± 0.05	01.40 ± 0.23

Values represent mean ± SE, n = 3; *p ≤ 0.05 Control vs. treated if indicated; Human reference ranges- Calcium: 8.5–10.5; Magnesium: 1.6–2.6; 3.2–5.4; Sodium: 133–146; Chloride: 95–106; Uric acid: 2.6–7.2.