blood — clinical chemistry         metabolic panel   Tordoff3 blood ionized calcium [mg/dL]         • Ca   • Ca adj to pH 7.4    • comparison   40 strains   age 13-15wks   Inbred Tordoff3 plasma total calcium   [mg/dL] 40 strains   age 13-15wks   Inbred Tordoff3 blood pH   [pH] 40 strains   age 13-15wks   Inbred   body composition         DXA   Tordoff3 percent fat, head excluded   [%] 40 strains   age 14-18wks   Inbred Tordoff3 weight of fat tissue, head excluded   [g] 40 strains   age 14-18wks   Inbred Tordoff3 non-fat portion of body mass         • non-fat weight   • % non-fat  40 strains   age 14-18wks   Inbred Tordoff3 total weight (lean + fat), head excluded   [g] 40 strains   age 14-18wks   Inbred   body weight         scales   Tordoff3 body weight [g]         • start   • end   • Δchange    • comparison   40 strains   age 8-10wks   Inbred   bone — mineral density and content — whole body without head         DXA   Tordoff3 bone mineral density and content         • BMD   • BMC  40 strains   age 14-18wks   Inbred   ingestive preference — salt solutions         gauge   Tordoff3 preference for CaCl2 (calcium chloride) solutions [%]         • 7.5mM  • 25  • 75    • comparison   40 strains   age 9-11wks   Inbred Tordoff3 preference for CaLa (calcium lactate) solutions [%]         • 7.5mM  • 25  • 75    • comparison   40 strains   age 10-12wks   Inbred Tordoff3 preference for NaCl (sodium chloride) solutions [%]         • 25mM  • 75  • 225    • comparison   40 strains   age 11-13wks   Inbred Tordoff3 preference for NaLa (sodium lactate) solutions [%]         • 25mM  • 75  • 225    • comparison   40 strains   age 12-14wks   Inbred local experiment parameter   Tordoff3 age at the start of the 1st test (water)   [d] 40 strains     Inbred Tordoff3 time from tail cut to 1/2 tube of blood collected (approx 30 µL)   [s] 40 strains   age 13-15wks   Inbred Tordoff3 age of mouse at death   [d] 40 strains     Inbred

Number of mice tested per strain, for each measurement