The Effects of Feeding on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Profiles in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles

Table 2

Medians and ranges for preprandial and postprandial plasma biochemical values from juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (𝑛=10). System International and conventional units (in parentheses) are provided.

Analyte		Preprandial		Postprandial
		Median	Range	Median	Range
Total protein	g/L (g/dL)	40 (4.0)	34–45 (3.4–4.5)	40 (4.0)	35–48 (3.5–4.8)
Albumin	g/L (g/dL)	15 (1.5)	13–18 (1.3–1.8)	16 (1.6)	13–19 (1.3–1.9)
Globulin	g/L (g/dL)	24 (2.4)	20–30 (2.0–3.0)	24 (2.4)	22–31 (2.2–3.1)
Glucose	mmol/L (mg/dL)	6.8 (122)	5.3–7.3 (95–131)	6.4 (116)	5.4–8.1 (97–145)
Urea nitrogen	mmol/L (mg/dL)	43.6 (122)	26.4–60.0 (74–168)	43.6 (122)	27.5–58.9 (77–165)
Creatinine	μmol/L (mg/dL)	18 (0.2)	18–26 (0.2–0.3)	18 (0.2)	18–35 (0.2–0.4)
Cholesterol	mmol/L (mg/dL)	5.1 (198)	2.1–8.5 (80–328)	5.2 (202)	2.3–8.5 (88–329)
Triglyceride	mmol/L (mg/dL)	3.8 (348)	0.3–7.3 (23–662)	3.9 (354)	0.3–8.6 (25–779)
Uric Acid	μmol/L (mg/dL)	36 (0.6)	6–71 (0.1–1.2)	71 (1.2)	6–107 (0.1–1.8)
Calcium	mmol/L (mg/dL)	1.8 (7.4)	1.6–2.0 (6.5–7.8)	1.8 (7.0)	1.6–1.9 (6.5–7.7)
Phosphate	mmol/L (mg/dL)	2.4 (7.6)	1.5–2.9 (4.7–8.9)	2.5 (7.8)	1.5–2.8 (4.8–8.8)
Sodium	mmol/L	154	150–158	155	153–164
Potassium	mmol/L	4.1	3.9–4.4	4.4	3.6–4.7
Chloride	mmol/L	127	120–131	124	120–127
Magnesium	mmol/L (mg/dL)	1.7 (4.2)	1.2–2.5 (3.0–6.1)	1.7 (4.2)	1.2–2.3 (2.9–5.7)
ALP^a	U/L	98	40–197	96	41–211
ALT^a	U/L	6	1–35	6	0–45
AST^a	U/L	491	66–3607	523	69–4128
CK^a	U/L	786	370–8289	812	361–8166
Amylase	U/L	528	457–699	564	462–740
Lipase	U/L	8	0–16	10	0–16

^aALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase.