Table 3 Reference intervals (RIs) of the weight and the size of the left and the right adrenal gland of the European bison
From: The morphology of the adrenal gland in the European bison (Bison bonasus)
Parameter | 95 % reference interval (RI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Youngest bison (n = 58) | Adolescent and adult bison (n = 39) | Overall (n = 97) | |||||
Lower limit (CI 90 %) | Upper limit (CI 90 %) | Lower limit (CI 90 %) | Upper limit (CI 90 %) | Lower limit (CI 90 %) | Upper limit (CI 90 %) | ||
Left adrenal gland | Length [cm] | 28.1 (25.9–32.3) | 67.0 (59.1–69.5) | 48.4 (46.4–52.5) | 78.6 (75.1–81.6) | 30.9 (25.9–33.6) | 76.7 (72.1–81.5) |
Width [cm] | 13.1 (11.5–15.4) | 26.7 (25.6–27.0) | 22.5 (21.1–24.4) | 35.9 (34.6–37.6) | 14.8 (11.5–16.0) | 32.9 (32.2–35.5) | |
Thickness [cm] | 5.5 (5.5–6.1) | 11.7 (10.5–12.1) | 8.4 (7.8–9.1) | 13.6 (13.1–14.3) | 5.8 (5.5–6.6) | 13.0 (12.3–13.1) | |
Weight [g] | 1.6 (1.6–2.0) | 8.0 (7.8–8.0) | 6.1 (5.4–7.1) | 16.0 (14.8–17.0) | 1.8 (1.6–2.1) | 14.9 (14.4–15.4) | |
Relative weight | 0.019 (0.018–0.020) | 0.083 (0.054–0.091) | 0.017 (0.015–0.019) | 0.038 (0.036–0.040) | 0.019 (0.018–0.020) | 0.067 (0.050–0.091) | |
Right adrenal gland | Length [cm] | 23.1 (22.7–23.9) | 47.4 (43.3–49.5) | 34.8 (32.5–38.0)a | 54.7 (57.3–61.9) | 23.7 (22.7–24.9) | 55.4 (54.0–56.0) |
Width [cm] | 15.7 (15.5–17.1) | 32.7 (31.0–33.2) | 25.3 (23.2–27.9) | 42.6 (40.4–45.0) | 16.2 (15.5–18.3) | 43.7 (38.2–46.2) | |
Thickness [cm] | 6.2 (6.0–7.0) | 13.0 (12.4–13.0) | 8.0 (6.9–9.1) | 18.7 (17.5–19.9) | 6.7 (6.0–7.0) | 18.0 (16.5–21.1) | |
Weight [g] | 1.5 (1.4–2.0) | 8.3 (7.6–8.4) | 6.2 (5.4–7.1) | 15.2 (14.1–16.2) | 1.7 (1.4–2.2) | 14.1 (13.3–15.4) | |
Relative weight | 0.017 (0.016–0.020) | 0.089 (0.058–0.091) | 0.015 (0.013–0.017) | 0.037 (0.034–0.040) | 0.018 (0.016–0.019) | 0.076 (0.049–0.091) | |