| Short 
name | Description | Units | MPD 
measurement? | 
 
| batch | Which 
of 
5 
main 
groups 
the 
mouse 
belonged 
to |  
  |  
  | 
 
| DOB | Date 
of 
birth 
(at 
JAX) |  
mm/dd/yy |  
  | 
 
| DOA | Date 
of 
arrival 
(at 
Monell, 
shipped 
the 
previous 
day 
from 
JAX) |  
mm/dd/yy |  
  | 
 
| DOT | Date 
behavioral 
tests 
began |  
mm/dd/yy |  
  | 
 
| age | Age 
at 
the 
start 
of 
the 
1st 
test 
(water 
vs. 
water) |  
days |  
Y | 
 
| bw_start | Body 
weight 
at 
start 
of 
testing |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| bw_end | Body 
weight 
at 
end 
of 
behavioral 
tests 
(before 
1st 
blood 
sample) |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| control_leftspout | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
from 
spout 
1st 
presented 
on 
the 
mouse's 
right |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| control_rightspout | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
from 
spout 
1st 
presented 
on 
the 
mouse's 
left |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| control_total | Average 
daily 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts 
containing 
water |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| control_pref | Preference 
for 
spout 
1st 
presented 
on 
right 
relative 
to 
total 
water 
intake |  
% |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_win7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
7.5 
mM 
CaCl2 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_sin7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
7.5 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_tin7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
7.5 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_pref7 | Preference 
for 
7.5 
mM 
CaCl2 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| CaCl2_win25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
25 
mM 
CaCl2 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_sin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
25 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_tin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
25 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_pref25 | Preference 
for 
25 
mM 
CaCl2 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| CaCl2_win75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
75 
mM 
CaCl2 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_sin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
75 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_tin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
75 
mM 
CaCl2 |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaCl2_pref75 | Preference 
for 
75 
mM 
CaCl2 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| CaLa_win7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
7.5 
mM 
CaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_sin7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
7.5 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_tin7 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
7.5 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_pref7 | Preference 
for 
7.5 
mM 
CaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| CaLa_win25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
25 
mM 
CaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_sin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
25 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_tin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
25 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_pref25 | Preference 
for 
25 
mM 
CaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| CaLa_win75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
75 
mM 
CaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_sin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
75 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_tin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
75 
mM 
CaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| CaLa_pref75 | Preference 
for 
75 
mM 
CaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaCl_win25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
25 
mM 
NaCl 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_sin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
25 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_tin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
25 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_pref25 | Preference 
for 
25 
mM 
NaCl 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaCl_win75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
75 
mM 
NaCl 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_sin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
75 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_tin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
75 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_pref75 | Preference 
for 
75 
mM 
NaCl 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaCl_win225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
225 
mM 
NaCl 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_sin225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
225 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_tin225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
225 
mM 
NaCl |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaCl_pref225 | Preference 
for 
225 
mM 
NaCl 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaLa_win25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
25 
mM 
NaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_sin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
25 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_tin25 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
25 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_pref25 | Preference 
for 
25 
mM 
NaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaLa_win75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
75 
mM 
NaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_sin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
75 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_tin75 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
75 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_pref75 | Preference 
for 
75 
mM 
NaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| NaLa_win225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
water 
when 
225 
mM 
NaLa 
was 
available |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_sin225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
225 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_tin225 | Average 
daily 
intake 
of 
both 
water 
and 
225 
mM 
NaLa |  
mL/d |  
  | 
 
| NaLa_pref225 | Preference 
for 
225 
mM 
NaLa 
relative 
to 
total 
intake 
from 
both 
spouts |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| bleeding_time | The 
time 
from 
when 
the 
tail 
was 
cut 
until 
we 
had 
collected 
1/2 
hematocrit 
tube 
full 
of 
blood 
(approx 
30 
ul) |  
sec |  
Y | 
 
| ionized_Ca | blood 
ionized 
calcium |  
mg/dL |  
Y | 
 
| pH | blood 
pH |  
  |  
Y | 
 
| adj_ionized_Ca | blood 
ionized 
calcium 
adjusted 
to 
pH 
7.4 |  
mg/dL |  
Y | 
 
| total_calcium | plasma 
total 
calcium |  
mg/dL |  
Y | 
 
| age_end | age 
of 
mouse 
at 
death |  
d |  
  | 
 
| wt_carcass | weight 
of 
thawed 
carcass |  
g |  
  | 
 
| BMD | bone 
mineral 
density |  
g/cm2 |  
Y | 
 
| BMC | bone 
mineral 
content |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| bone_area | calculated 
bone 
area |  
cm2 |  
  | 
 
| lean_wt | calculated 
weight 
of 
lean 
tissue |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| fat_wt | calculated 
weight 
of 
fat 
tissue |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| total_wt | total 
weight 
(lean 
+ 
fat) |  
g |  
Y | 
 
| pct_fat | percent 
fat |  
% |  
Y | 
 
| pct_lean | percent 
lean |  
% |  
Y |