Table 1 Concentrations and reference intervals^a of plasma proteins in Norwegian white-tailed eagle nestlings

 Prealbumin

(g/L)

4.75 ± 0.21

4.36

2.72–7.89

2.62 (2.35–2.98)

7.91 (6.88–9.00)

 Albumin

(g/L)

14.66 ± 0.30

14.84

11.52–19.07

11.41 (10.87–12.11)

18.74 (17.59–19.79)

 α₁-globulin

(g/L)

0.71 ± 0.04

0.65

0.36–1.45

0.37 (0.34–0.42)

1.32 (1.09–1.56)

 α₂-globulin

(g/L)

3.56 ± 0.07

3.55

2.77–4.41

2.77 (2.60–2.94)

4.47 (4.21–4.70)

 β-globulin

(g/L)

4.98 ± 0.12

4.81

4.03–7.69

3.99 (3.85–4.16)

6.36 (5.59–6.89)

 γ-globulin

(g/L)

2.74 ± 0.10

2.64

2.00–4.45

1.88 (1.79–2.00)

4.08 (3.64–4.59)

 Total protein

(g/L)

31.40 ± 0.45

31.40

26.00–35.90

25.47 (24.36–26.99)

36.62 (35.44–37.57)

 A:G^b ratio

1.63 ± 0.03

1.59

1.28–2.09

1.30 (1.25–1.36)

2.09 (1.94–2.25)

 A:G^c ratio

0.88 ± 0.02

0.87

0.54–1.20

0.61 (0.55–0.69)

1.14 (1.06–1.20)

 Analyte

Mean ± SE

Median

Range

95% RI lower limit (90% CI)

95% RI upper limit (90% CI)

 Prealbumin

(g/L)

3.93 ± 0.18

3.78

1.85–6.63

2.10 (1.82–2.44)

6.56 (5.74–7.53)

 Albumin

(g/L)

14.97 ± 0.38

14.82

9.71–19.35

10.29 (9.32–11.32)

19.58 (18.25–20.82)

 α₁-globulin

(g/L)

0.79 ± 0.04

0.73

0.42–1.38

0.43 (0.39–0.49)

1.21 (1.08–1.39)

 α₂-globulin

(g/L)

3.88 ± 0.10

3.74

2.80–5.25

2.82 (2.65–3.02)

5.30 (4.82–5.72)

 β-globulin

(g/L)

5.13 ± 0.12

5.15

3.51–6.35

3.70 (3.39–4.02)

6.57 (6.20–6.88)

 γ-globulin

(g/L)

3.37 ± 0.13

3.30

2.01–5.23

1.96 (1.71–2.27)

5.12 (4.68–5.65)

 Total protein

(g/L)

32.06 ± 0.68

32.40

20.30–39.60

24.15 (22.36–26.30)

41.20 (38.40–43.44)

 A:G^b ratio

1.44 ± 0.02

1.42

1.16–1.76

1.17 (1.12–1.22)

1.78 (1.68–1.86)

 A:G^c ratio

0.88 ± 0.02

0.87

0.73–1.11

0.70 (0.67–0.73)

1.13 (1.06–1.21)