Table 5.

Reference intervals for male 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	99	142	148	156	666	140	148	154	416	140	148	156	76	137	152	158
Potassium, mmol/L	109	3.4	4.2	4.8	666	3.4	4.0	4.8	406	3.5	4.1	4.8	76	4.0	4.5	5.2
Calcium, mmol/L	109	2.22	2.38	2.57	666	2.14	2.34	2.52	425	2.16	2.32	2.50	76	2.18	2.40	2.54
Chloride, mmol/L	99	104	108	112	658	102	109	115	425	104	109	114	76	101	109	115
Phosphate, mmol/L	109	0.8	1.3	2.4	673	0.8	1.4	2.5	426	0.8	1.4	2.5	76	1.0	1.6	3.3
Total protein, g/L	109	45.9	50.5	56.5	599	44.8	50.0	58.0	426	44.0	50.0	56.8	59	52.6	57.1	61.6
Urea, mmol/L	109	7.53	10.56	14.24	674	7.82	10.64	13.93	407	8.31	11.70	15.01	76	7.95	10.36	12.39
Cholesterol, mmol/L	109	1.60	2.49	3.27	674	1.65	2.54	3.31	435	1.50	2.53	3.30	76	3.74	4.34	5.08
Triglyceride, mmol/L	109	0.80	1.71	2.73	674	0.85	1.82	2.90	435	0.75	1.57	2.57	76	2.43	3.76	5.73
ALT, U/L	109	20	30	82	673	20	30	96	433	18	28	94	76	18	28	51
AST, U/L	109	31	49	98	674	34	50	138	423	32	48	122	76	36	46	74
ALP, U/L	109	66	90	129	674	60	86	114	425	68	96	132	76	43	83	120
Albumin, g/L	109	23.1	26.0	29.4	673	22.0	26.0	29.8	417	22.0	26.3	30.5	51	26.0	30.8	32.5
α-amylase, U/L	107	517.5	678.2	943.5	616	501.2	666.1	859.6	399	507.3	695.6	962.2	44	489.7	654.4	813.9