Table 3.
Table of clinical chemistry values in X. laevisand other amphibian species.
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Xenopus laevis (n = 52 current study) |
Xenopus laevis26 (n = 166) |
Rana catesbiana7 (n = 14) |
Rana argentina9 (n = 302) |
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| Units | Mean | Reference interval | Mean | Reference interval | Mean | Reference interval | Mean | Reference interval | |
| Anion gap | 16.81 | 4.1–29.3 | 23.6 | 13.1–36.1 | 9.9 | 1.3–24.2 | NA | NA | |
| Albumin | g/dL | 1.88 | 1.3–2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1–2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0–2.1 | 1.58 | 1.02–2.67 |
| ALP | IU/L | 157.7 | 78–279 | 148 | 59–282 | NA | NA | 157 | 73–248 |
| AST | IU/L | 199.3 | 49–480 | 453 | 27–1774 | 45 | 22–91 | 48.1 | 23–80 |
| BUN | mg/dL | 6.6 | 2–17 | 5 | 2–10 | 3 | 3–6 | 8.42 | 3.01–18.0 |
| Calcium | mg/dL | 10.13 | 7.9–11.9 | 8.9 | 5.2–12.3 | 8.05 | 6.50–9.60 | 8.31 | 6.0–11.2 |
| Carbon dioxide | mmol/L | 30.5 | 14.2–37.1 | 20.7 | 8.4–34.3 | 25 | 15–32 | NA | NA |
| Chloride | mmol/L | 80.5 | 75–86 | 82.5 | 72.7–92.7 | 77 | 65–86 | 108.6 | 103–116 |
| Cholesterol | mg/dL | 163 | 29–325 | 232 | 26–563 | NA | NA | 62 | 30–118 |
| Creatine kinase | IU/L | 1753.4 | 431–5716 | 1658 | 10–5400 | NA | NA | 432 | 156–919 |
| Creatinine | mg/dL | 0.34 | 0.2–0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.1 | 0.99 | 0.70–3.00 | 4.83 | 1.07–12.3 |
| GGT | IU/L | 2.7 | 54–206 | 4 | 1–19 | NA | NA | 9.2 | 5–20 |
| Globulins | g/dL | 2.1 | 1.2–3.1 | 2.3 | 1.1–4.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Glucose | mg/dL | 32.5 | 13–61 | 53 | 18–111 | NA | NA | 50 | 10–98 |
| Phosphorus | mg/dL | 5.22 | 1.0–9.7 | 7.4 | 3.5–11.6 | 3.3 | 2.5–5.2 | 8.83 | 4.1–13.7 |
| Potassium | mmol/L | 3.97 | 2.6–6.1 | 4.0 | 2.3–7.3 | 2.7 | 2.0–3.2 | 3.62 | 1.92–5.84 |
| Sodium | mmol/L | 119 | 112–126 | 123 | 111–134 | 108 | 100–115 | 118.6 | 99–144 |
| Total protein | g/dL | 3.91 | 2.3–5.2 | 3.3 | 2.0–4.6 | NA | NA | 4.34 | 3.05–5.65 |
| Triglycerides | mg/dL | 45 | 18–104 | 117 | 57–555 | NA | NA | 43 | 20–126 |
| Uric acid | mg/dL | 0.2 | NA | 0.2 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.06 | 0–0.10 | 1.34 | 0.13–3.02 |
NA, not available