S/N

Serum Biochemical Parameters

Mean ± Standard Error

Sig.

Alsatian (N = 15)

Bull Mastiff (N = 15)

Caucasian (N = 32)

Neapolitan Mastiff (N= 21)

Rottweiler (N = 16)

1

Aspartate aminotransferase (u/l)

23.10 ± 4.13

24.43 ± 3.27

20.78 ± 1.17

25.80 ± 3.47

24.20 ± 2.15

0.260

2

Alanine aminotransferase (u/l)

22.69 ± 2.52

18.73 ± 2.01

18.88 ± 1.21

19.48 ± 1.91

20.06 ± 1.93

0.602

3

Alkaline phosphatase (u/l)

52.28 ± 6.58

62.00 ± 13.26

64.87 ± 7.37

56.18 ± 7.77

62.51 ± 8.91

0.837

4

Total Protein (g/l)

65.80 ± 1.99

64.19 ± 2.78

62.76 ± 1.56

68.79 ± 2.27

56±59 ± 2.97

0.221

5

Albumin (g/l)

31.34 ± 1.78

30.97 ± 1.62

34.06 ± 1.49

30.52 ± 1.75

35.21 ± 2.10

0.259

6

Globulin (g/l)

36.63 ± 3.02

34.19 ± 2.32

30.37 ± 1.42

37.12 ± 2.17

30.73 ± 2.40

0.053

7

Total Bilirubin (mmol/l)

21.05 ± 2.39^b

14.52 ± 1.37^a

17.46 ± 1.04^ab

16.44 ± 0.98^ab

18.21 ± 0.81^ab

0.045

8

Urea (mmol/l)

4.16 ± 0.43

4.04 ± 0.45

4.99 ± 0.58

3.56 ± 0.31

4.59 ± 0.45

0.206

9

Creatinine (mmol/l)

108.02 ± 8.91

99.90 ± 11.04

120.72 ± 6.85

111.33 ± 8.45

122.39 ± 7.92

0.370

10

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.67 ± 0.31

4.14 ± 0.43

5.17 ± 0.29

4.57 ± 0.41

5.41 ± 0.32

0.127

11

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.48 ± 0.16

1.79 ± 0.28

1.53 ± 0.17

1.77 ± 0.22

1.49 ± 0.15

0.461