Abstract
1. 1. Normal male and female serum calcium levels were analyzed with the use of two different bleeding techniques. 2. 2. When serum calcium was analyzed in blood samples obtained from the orbital venous plexus, female mice exhibited a consistently higher mean serum calcium level (10.12±0.18, 10.00±0.24 and 9.46±0.42 mg/100 ml) than their male counterpart (9.00±0.19, 9.96±0.21 and 8.86±0.26 mg/100 ml). 3. 3. Blood drawn by cardiac puncture was not homogenous enough to allow detection of minor differences between the experimental groups (females: 8.26±0.16 and 9.34±0.30 mg/100 ml; males: 8.17±0.18 and 9.52±0.49 mg/100 ml). 4. 4. Female mice appear to be more efficient than males in the overall regulation of serum calcium.
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