Table 2. Blood analyses.

Blood was collected via retro-orbital bleeds from anesthetized mice and analyzed using an iStat instrument and EC8+ cartridges. Data are the mean +/− SEM; n=11 for each group. P values are calculated by two tailed unpaired Student’s t test.

	WT	F233Δ	p
Na, mEq/L	145.0 3.0	145.5 ± 1.3	0.695
K, mEq/L	4.3 ± 0.8	4.5 ± 0.5	0.309
Cl, mEq/L	113.9 ± 1.9	110.5 ± 1.5	0.003
HCO3, mEq/L	22.8 ± 1.9	26.5 ± 1.9	0.001
BUN, mg/dL	23.1 ± 3.9	19.0 ± 1.3	0.116
Glu, mg/dL	206.5 ± 24.8	204.9 ± 36.5	0.911
Hct, %	42.5 ± 2.3	43.3 ± 1.7	0.496
pH	7.2 ± 0.1	7.2 ± 0.1	0.426
pCO2, mmHg	59.4 ± 9.6	65.1 ± 6.0	0.096
AG	12.5 ± 2.5	13.0 ± 2.2	0.630
Hgb, g/dL	14.5 ± 0.8	14.7 ± 0.6	0.534