Table 2 Levels of physiological blood parameters, and effects of environmental radiation category on adult breeding Eastern tree frog (Hyla orientalis) males collected in areas of medium-high radiation (CEZ-High, n = 35), and low radiation (CEZ-Low, n = 30) within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and areas outside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Outside CEZ, n = 14). Blood parameters were: sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), ionized calcium (iCa), total carbon dioxide (TCO2) and anion gap (AnGap), all in mmol/L; and glucose (Glu), and urea nitrogen (BUN), both in mg/dL. Physiological values are presented as least square means ± SE, including the range of values, and sample size for each category
From: Lack of impact of radiation on blood physiology biomarkers of Chernobyl tree frogs
Physiological blood levels | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEZ-High | CEZ-Low | Outside CEZ | |||||
Na | 111.0 ± 1.1 | (117–104; N = 35) | 110.0 ± 1.1 | (117–101; N = 30) | 108.0 ± 1.4 | (115–101; N = 13) | 0.278 |
K | 4.6 ± 0.3 | (7.7–2.3; N = 34) | 3.9 ± 0.3 | (6.2–2.5; N = 30) | 4.1 ± 0.4 | (5.3–3.4; N = 13) | 0.134 |
Cl | 74.5 ± 2.4 | (86–65; N = 32) | 72.4 ± 2.5 | (79–66; N = 26) | 73.9 ± 3.1 | (82–69; N = 12) | 0.750 |
iCa | 0.8 ± 0.1 | (0.98–0.53; N = 32) | 0.8 ± 0.1 | (1.05–0.44; N = 30) | 0.8 ± 0.1 | (0.95–0.55; N = 14) | 0.917 |
TCO2 | 21.0 ± 1.7 | (33–14; N = 34) | 23.0 ± 1.7 | (33–17; N = 30) | 18.7 ± 2.1 | (23–16; N = 14) | 0.190 |
Glu | 64.2 ± 7.0 | (132–22; N = 32) | 43.8 ± 7.4 | (83–21; N = 26) | 52.5 ± 9.0 | (97–28; N = 14) | 0.066 |
BUN | 44.5 ± 4.1 | (71–23; N = 35) | 49.9 ± 4.2 | (90–27; N = 30) | 52.4 ± 5.4 | (70–39; N = 13) | 0.356 |
AnGap | 21.1 ± 0.8 | (26–16; N = 31) | 20.8 ± 0.8 | (26–13; N = 26) | 21.5 ± 1.0 | (26–17; N = 12) | 0.904 |