TABLE 1.

Plasma parameters of UBR1^−/− and congenic +/+ mice^a

Parameter (unit of measurement)	Results for the following mice groups:
	Control		Fasted		Refed
	Wild-type	UBR1−/−	Wild-type	UBR1−/−	Wild-type	UBR1−/−
Glucose (mg/dl)	172 ± 9.6	152 ± 10.3c	162 ± 10.4	128 ± 8.5c	186 ± 12.5	149 ± 15.1c
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	56.8 ± 6.7	44.5 ± 5.1c	44.7 ± 5.5	35.2 ± 4.7d	61.0 ± 6.9	46.2 ± 5.8d
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	57.3 ± 4.5	53.1 ± 5.1	68.5 ± 5.2	70.5 ± 4.6	54.4 ± 4.3	54.2 ± 4.8
Albumin (g/dl)	1.40 ± 0.17	1.27 ± 0.12e	2.13 ± 0.25	1.44 ± 0.31c	NDb	ND
Urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	21.3 ± 4.3	16.3 ± 3.2d	27.3 ± 5.1	20.5 ± 4.7e	ND	ND
Total protein (g/dl)	3.23 ± 0.41	3.02 ± 0.34	4.33 ± 0.57	3.34 ± 0.52	ND	ND
Sodium (mmol/liter)	147 ± 1.3	148 ± 1.6	153 ± 1.5	153 ± 1.5	148 ± 1.7	149 ± 1.9
Potassium (mmol/liter)	6.43 ± 0.12	6.57 ± 0.15	5.25 ± 0.12	5.45 ± 0.13	6.52 ± 0.15	6.48 ± 0.13
Chloride (mmol/liter)	116 ± 1.6	116 ± 1.5	122 ± 1.4	124 ± 0.6	116 ± 1.7	117 ± 1.5
Calcium (mg/dl)	7.47 ± 0.21	7.43 ± 0.23	8.15 ± 0.27	7.35 ± 0.21	7.18 ± 0.36	7.42 ± 0.26
Phosphorus (mg/dl)	11.5 ± 0.46	12.4 ± 0.34c	12.7 ± 0.48	13.4 ± 0.32d	11.7 ± 0.51	12.1 ± 0.69

^aThe experiments were performed twice (experiments 1 and 2), with 28 pairs of animals total. The blood was collected from 12 pairs before fasting (control), 8 pairs after 24 h of fasting (fasted), and 8 pairs after 24 h of fasting and 24 h of refeeding (refed). 

^bND, not determined. 

^cP < 0.001. 

^dP < 0.01. 

^eP < 0.05.