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hibernation in bears. Further study is necessary to explore the role of adiponectin inhibernating bears.2.5 Tables and figuresTable 2.1—Summary of assaysThe number of bears and assays that were performed in each hibernation season. *Thenumber of bears that gave birth to cubs is in parentheses. Unknown values are indicated as“UK.”SeasonBearsAge(years)Assays2003-2004 5 (5) 3-12 Total OCN2006-2007 2 (1) UK Ionized Calcium, SerotoninTRACP, BSALP, Total ALP, TotalCalcium, Ionized Calcium, Total OCN,2007-2008 4 (3) 5-14ucOCN, %ucOCN, Vitamin K,Adiponectin, Glucose, Insulin, Serotonin,Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, AST,ALT, BUN, Creatinine2008-2009 5 (3) 2-21TRACP, BSALP, Total ALP, Adiponectin,Glucose, InsulinData LocationFigure 2.3Tables 2.2, 2.3, 2.8,2.9Tables 2.2-2.5,2.8, 2.9Figures 2.1-2.7Tables 2.2-2.9Figures 2.1, 2.2,2.5-2.7Tables 2.2-2.5,2.8,2.9Table 2.2—Bone marker longitudinal “peak-valley” analysesData are represented as LSM+SE. The date of “peak-valley” analysis is indicted below themean serum concentrations. Letters (A, B, C) represent values that are significantly differentfrom each other at α=0.05. The p-value reported is for the partial F-test for the serum factor.SerumFactorBSALP(U/L)TRACP(relative)Total Calcium(mg/dL)IonizedCalcium(mg/dL)Total OCN(ng/mL)ucOCNPercentucOCNFall Winter SpringActive Hibernation ActiveN bears p PowerLSM+SE 30.6+9.2 A 7.63+0.86 B 19.1+4.7 ABDate 10/11 1/19 4/297 0.0149 0.7897LSM+SE 1.25+0.17 A 0.833+0.05 B 1.44+0.10 ADate 12/20 1/19 4/199 0.0040 0.9090LSM+SE 8.8+0.3 8.5+0.2 8.3+0.4Date 11/20 1/29 4/83 0.6649 0.0863LSM+SE 3.61+0.06 3.65+0.06 3.77+0.75Date 11/20 1/29 4/185 0.344 0.1918LSM+SE 12.5+1.7 C 89.7+11.4 A 46.0+7.6 BDate 11/20 3/19 4/289