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. 2013 Nov 14;8(11):e80705. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080705

Table 3. Summary of serum chemistry results - Mean Differences (%) for LRRK2 KO rats compared to Long Evans WT.

Age / Strain 1 month
2 months
8 months
Parameter (Mean±SEM) Long Evans WT LRRK2 KO Long Evans WT LRRK2 KO Long Evans WT LRRK2 KO
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 71±3.9 107±4.0** (↑50.7%) 57±3.3 83**±2.7 (↑45.6%) 56±7.0 94±9.8* (↑67.9%)
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.17±0.013 0.18±0.009 (↑5.9%) 0.19±0.009 0.21±0.009 (↑10.5%) 0.28±0.015 0.34±0.013* (↑21.4%)
Phosphorous (mg/dL) 10.6±0.65 11.6±0.34 (↑9.4%) 8.4±0.03 10.0±0.26** (↑19.0%) 6.0±0.17 7.0±0.29* (↑16.7)
Chloride (mEq/L) 103±0.6 99±0.6** (↓3.9%) 105±0.5 102±0.5** (↓2.9%) 109±0.6 103±0.5** (↓5.5%)
Sodium (mEq/L) 144±0.9 143±0.6 (↓0.7%) 145±0.0 144±0.3* (↓0.7%) 148±0.3 144±0.3** (↓2.7%)
SDH (U/L) 9±.3.8 11±0.8 (↑22.2%) 5±0.6 12±1.6** (↑140%) 4±0.6 25±1.3** (↑525%)

* p<0.05; ** p<0.01; ↑ increase compared to WT control; ↓ decrease compared to WT control; SEM Standard Error of the Mean