Table 1. Synopsis of plasma protein electrophoretic values for leatherback sea turtles from the literature and this study.

	Florida (this study)			Gabon, Africaa			Georgia & Massachusetts, USAc
Parameters	n	±SD or median	Range	n	±SD	Range	n	±SD	Range
Plasma protein (g/dL)	66	3.9±0.6	2.0–5.1	12	N/A	N/A	18	4.6±1.0d	2.6–6.2d
Pre-albumin (g/dL)	66	0.02	0–0.10	12	0±0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Albumin (g/dL)	66	1.45±0.31	0.65–2.19	12	1.18±0.37	1.07–2.39	18	1.76±0.37	0.94–2.44
Alpha (g/dL)	66	0.85	0.32–2.13	12	∼0.98b	∼0.58–1.57b	18	∼0.92b	∼0.13–1.71b
Beta (g/dL)	66	0.71	0.18–1.86	12	0.80±0.11	0.60–0.91	18	0.76±0.18	0.41–1.00
Gamma (g/dL)	66	0.67±0.22	0.21–1.32	12	0.81±0.21	0.54–1.28	18	1.52±0.37 (M),1.64±0.22 (F)e	0.79–1.91
Albumin∶Globulin	66	0.66	0.25–1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	NA	N/A	N/A

^aDeem et al. (2006); nesting females.

^bReported as alpha-1 and alpha-2 proteins. The two fractions were added for comparative purposes.

^cInnis et al. (2010); combined data from directly captured and entangled male and female leatherbacks from Georgia, USA and Massachusetts, USA (not significantly different).

^dTotal protein determined by a clinical chemistry analyzer, not by refractometry.

^eMeans of males and females were reported separately, but were not significantly different.