Table 3. Synopsis of plasma biochemical data for leatherback sea turtles from this study (Florida).
| Biochemical Test | n |
 ± SD or Median |
Range |
| ALT (IU/L)a , b | 7 | 6 | 5–20 |
| ALKP (IU/L)a | 70 | 31±14 | 0–76 |
| Amylase (IU/L)c | 22 | 1,117±174 | 794–1,493 |
| Anion gap | 46 | 8.7±4.2 | 1.1–21.2 |
| AST (IU/L)a | 69 | 134 | 80–355 |
| Bile acids (µmol/L) | 69 | 1 | 0–26 |
| BUN (mg/dL)a | 68 | 1.3 | 0–3.7 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 69 | 10.5±1.8 | 6.2–15.0 |
| Ca∶Pa | 68 | 0.85±0.15 | 0.50–1.20 |
| CO2 (mmol/L) | 45 | 29±5 | 18–40 |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | 70 | 111±4 | 102–119 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 70 | 357±54 | 151–547 |
| CK (IU/L)a | 70 | 46 | 0–6,808 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 68 | 0.1 | 0–0.2 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 70 | 86 | 43–115 |
| Iron (µg/dL)c | 23 | 53 | 31–93 |
| LDH (IU/L)a | 48 | 222 | 75–987 |
| Lipase (IU/L)c | 22 | 21 | 15–37 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 69 | 12.3±1.6 | 7.8–15.9 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 70 | 3.9 | 3.0–11.9 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 70 | 144 | 136–154 |
| Thyroxine (µg/dL) | 64 | 0.6 | 0–2.2 |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 66 | 4.8±1.1 | 2.8–7.8 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 70 | 0.4 | 0–1.3 |
a
ALT = Alanine aminotransferase, ALKP = Alkaline phosphatase, AST = Aspartate aminotransferase, BUN = Blood urea nitrogen, Ca∶P = Calcium∶phosphorus ratio, CK = Creatine kinase, LDH = Lactate dehydrogenase.
b
2008 season only.
c
2007 season only.