Table 2.
Serum chemistry values in adult sand rats
| Unit | Female sand rats | Male sand rats | |
| Albumin | g/dL | 2.16 ± 0.19 (n = 14) | 2.01 ± 0.29 (n = 15) |
| Albumin:globulin ratio | — | 0.84 ± 0.082 (n = 14) | 0.79 ± 0.074 (n = 15) |
| ALP | U/L | 35.55 ± 20.10 (n = 11) | 43.93 ± 24.69 (n = 15) |
| ALT | U/L | 192.92 ± 175.58 (n = 12) | 162.79 ± 68.35 (n = 14) |
| Anion gap | mmol/L | 17.03 ± 2.47 (n = 10) | 17.58 ± 2.99 (n = 12) |
| AST | U/L | 240.90 ± 225.96 (n = 10) | 219.71 ± 162.34 (n = 14) |
| BUN | mg/dL | 32.21 ± 5.45 (n = 14) | 32.80 ± 4.43 (n = 15) |
| Calcium | mg/dL | 9.89 ± 0.76 (n = 14) | 9.59 ± 0.85 (n = 15) |
| Chloride | mmol/L | 128.14 ± 5.76 (n = 14) | 127.13 ± 4.19 (n = 15) |
| Cholesterol | mg/dL | 83.93 ± 12.01 (n = 14) | 77.4 ± 17.01 (n = 15) |
| Creatine kinase | U/L | 262.44 ± 122.88 (n = 10) | 431.55 ± 215.06 (n = 11) |
| CO2 | mmol/L | 20.50 ± 4.81 (n = 14) | 23.00 ± 3.22 (n = 15) |
| Creatinine | mg/dL | 0.41 ± 0.08 (n = 14) | 0.46 ± 0.11 (n = 15) |
| Globulin | g/dL | 2.59 ± 0.22 (n = 14) | 2.54 ± 0.23 (n = 15) |
| Glucose | mg/dL | 83.36 ± 15.56 (n = 14) | 72.27 ± 21.61 (n = 15) |
| LDH | U/L | 706.45 ± 524.71 (n = 11) | 565.08 ± 519.53 (n = 13) |
| Phosphorus | mg/dL | 5.16 ± 1.65 (n = 14) | 4.77 ± 1.37 (n = 15) |
| Potassium | mmol/L | 7.04 ± 1.18 (n = 11) | 6.75 ± 1.48 (n = 14) |
| Sodium | mmol/L | 161.50 ± 2.90 (n = 10) | 160.21 ± 5.28 (n = 14) |
| Total bilirubin | mg/dL | 0.51 ± 0.27 (n = 14) | 0.39 ± 0.26 (n = 15) |
| Total protein | g/dL | 4.76 ± 0.31 (n = 14) | 4.55 ± 0.48 (n = 15) |
| Triglycerides | mg/dL | 113.86 ± 57.09 (n = 14) | 113.80 ± 82.54 (n = 15) |
Data are expressed as mean ± 1 SD. None of these analytes differed significantly between male and female sand rats.