TABLE 1.
Base-line blood chemistry parameters of Pmat+/+ and Pmat−/− mice (n = 3–10 for each genotype)
No statistical significance was detected between Pmat+/+ and Pmat−/− mice (p > 0.05). K, thousand; M, million.
| Pmat+/+ | Pmat−/− | |
|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 143 ± 11 | 137 ± 8 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 97.4 ± 19.6 | 93.5 ± 18.0 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 11.21 ± 0.72 | 10.93 ± 0.23 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 9.53 ± 1.79 | 10.77 ± 0.32 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 26.67 ± 9.02 | 19.67 ± 2.08 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.73 ± 0.25 | 3.70 ± 0.10 |
| Globulin (g/dl) | 2.20 ± 0.00 | 2.20 ± 0.10 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (units/liter) | 119.3 ± 49.5 | 117.7 ± 41.8 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (units/liter) | 37.0 ± 13.0 | 32.3 ± 6.7 |
| White blood cell (K/μl) | 4.27 ± 0.22 | 4.15 ± 1.56 |
| Red blood cell (M/μl) | 9.96 ± 0.79 | 10.08 ± 0.49 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.69 ± 1.11 | 14.57 ± 1.70 |
| Thyroxine T4 (μg/dl) | 3.67 ± 0.65 | 3.57 ± 1.33 |