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. 2016 Jul;55(4):375–386.

Table 4.

Reference intervals for female mice (age, 90 to 135 d)

C57BL/6N
C57BL/6NTac
C57BL/6J
C3HeB/FeJ
n 2.5% median 97.5% n 2.5% median 97.5% n 2.5% median 97.5% n 2.5% median 97.5%
Sodium, mmol/L 103 140 145 150 705 138 146 152 429 138 146 155 84 134 148 156
Potassium, mmol/L 113 3.2 3.8 4.6 704 3.0 3.8 4.6 420 3.1 3.8 4.6 84 3.5 4.0 4.8
Calcium, mmol/L 113 2.16 2.34 2.61 709 2.09 2.29 2.50 441 2.10 2.30 2.51 84 2.00 2.27 2.51
Chloride, mmol/L 103 105 109 113 697 103 109 114 432 105 110 116 84 102 112 119
Phosphate, mmol/L 113 0.8 1.4 2.3 712 0.8 1.4 2.4 441 0.8 1.5 2.5 82 0.8 1.6 3.1
Total protein, g/L 113 44.9 50.0 55.0 638 43.5 48.0 54.8 434 43.5 49.3 58 74 48.0 54.0 58.7
Urea, mmol/L 113 7.02 10.49 13.46 712 7.28 10.79 14.41 422 7.57 11.25 15.52 84 6.92 9.19 12.29
Cholesterol, mmol/L 113 1.43 2.06 2.48 713 1.25 1.90 2.50 444 1.16 1.93 2.60 84 2.52 3.19 4.03
Triglyceride, mmol/L 113 0.59 0.99 1.55 713 0.59 1.10 1.92 444 0.50 0.94 1.76 84 1.56 3.20 5.21
ALT, U/L 113 18 24 57 713 18 27 67 444 14 24 56 83 18 24 44
AST, U/L 113 34 46 82 713 38 52 114 441 34 48 100 84 34 46 99
ALP, U/L 113 112 140 713 102 134 167 441 100 139 184 84 78 114 156
Albumin, g/L 113 24.3 27.8 30.3 712 24.0 27.4 31.6 421 24.0 28.0 32.0 56 26.0 31.1 34.3
α-amylase, U/L 113 462.9 >561.9 729.8 657 427.4 550.6 748.9 406 449.0 578.6 865.8 46 430.3 560.0 700.6