Table 2 Analysis by colorimetric enzyme assays of rat blood at completion (day 35) of study

From: Evaluation of rodent spaceflight in the NASA animal enclosure module for an extended operational period (up to 35 days)

Lipid profile

Vivarium

AEM

 

Mean

s.d.

N

Mean

s.d.

N

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

74.070

18.590

15

76.070

10.400

15

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

181.100

76.820

15

148.900

47.510

15

Chemical profile

 ALK phasphatase (IU/l)

184.700

28.320

15

200.400

35.820

15

 ALT (SGPT, IU/l)

31.930

10.040

15

31.670

4.776

15

 AST (SGOT, IU/l)

75.070

24.060

15

71.270

11.310

15

 CPK (IU/l)

213.400

160.000

15

112.100

44.160

15

 Albumin (g/dl)

3.173

0.088

15

3.200

0.146

15

 Total protein (g/dl)

6.153

0.304

15

6.280

0.221

15

 Globulin (g/dl)

2.980

0.248

15

3.080

0.137

15

 Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.113

0.035

15

0.213

0.035

15

 Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.113

0.035

15

0.193

0.059

15

 BUN (mg/dl)

21.930

2.549

15

22.070

2.658

15

 Creatinine

0.293

0.059

15

0.247

0.099

15

 Glucose (mg/dl)

168.300

11.980

15

173.100

13.310

15

 Calcium (mg/dl)

9.960

0.392

15

9.940

0.304

15

 Phosphorus (mg/dl)

4.360

0.861

15

4.993

0.846

15

 TCO2 (Bicarbonate)

17.200

4.724

15

17.200

3.342

15

 Chloride (mEq/l)

103.100

1.817

14

105.500

1.293

11

 Potassium

4.650

0.228

14

4.300

0.303

11

 Sodium

139.400

1.336

14

141.500

1.214

11

 A/G ratio

1.053

0.092

15

1.040

0.063

15

 B/C ratio

80.730

34.260

15

95.600

47.150

14

 NA/K ratio

30.000

1.301

14

32.910

2.587

11

Basic CBC

 WBC (Ă—103/μl)

7.421

2.227

14

7.240

1.934

15

 RBC (Ă—106/μl)

7.815

0.332

14

7.569

0.384

15

 HGB (g/dl)

14.990

0.529

14

14.680

0.524

15

 HCT (%)

43.790

1.265

14

41.530

1.279

15

 MCV (fl)

56.210

1.718

14

55.000

2.507

15

 MCH (pg)

19.180

0.687

14

19.410

0.573

15

 MCHC (g/dl)

34.190

0.403

14

35.360

1.211

15

 NRBC (/100 WBC)

0.000

0.000

14

0.000

0.000

15

 Neutrophil SEG (%)

20.640

5.300

14

22.530

5.854

15

 lymphocyte (%)

75.710

5.567

14

73.200

5.672

15

 Monocyte (%)

1.786

0.579

14

2.600

1.121

15

 Eosinophil (%)

1.643

0.842

14

2.000

0.926

15

 ABS neutrophil SEG (1/μl)

1,496.000

480.300

14

1,603.000

508.100

15

 ABS lymphocyte (1/μl)

5,655.000

1,871.000

14

5,329.000

1,583.000

15

 ABS monocyte (1/μl)

133.400

62.240

14

1,86.100

89.150

15

 ABS eosinophil (1/μl)

117.900

61.150

14

143.900

71.110

15

  1. Abbreviations: ABS, absolute; AEM, Animal Enclosure Module; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CBC, complete blood count; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; HCT, hematocrit; HGB, hemoglobin; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, MCH concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; NRBC, nucleated red blooc cells; RBC, red blood corpuscles; SEG, segmented neutrophils; SGPT, serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; SGOT, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; WBC, white blood corpuscles.
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