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Table 3 Circadian characteristics of Bmal1:luc rhythms in bear fibroblasts obtained from winter dormant bears and exposed to fetal bovine serum (FBS) or bear serum from different seasons

From: The bear circadian clock doesn’t ‘sleep’ during winter dormancy

Bear ID

Period (h)

Amplitude (cnts/s)

 

FBS

Dormant Serum

Active Serum

FBS

Dormant Serum

Active Serum

Juv#1 [23.8]

24.7 ± 0.14

23.75 ± 0.07

23.3 ± 0

240 ± 4.21

712 ± 36

571 ± 164

Juv#2 [24]

23.9 ± 0.28

23.05 ± 0.07

23.7 ± 0

273 ± 54.9

1124 ± 58

1008 ± 223

Juv#3 [23.7]

24.5 ± 0.28

23.3 ± 0

23.15 ± 0.07

168 ± 17.9

471 ± 28

514 ± 63

Juv#4 [23.7]

24.5 ± 0.21

23.45 ± 0.07

23.05 ± 0.21

167 ± 18.07

445 ± 29

528 ± 83

Average

24.39 ± 0.13a

23.44 ± 0.12b

22.94 ± 0.11c

234 ± 24a

781 111b

749 ± 101b

  1. Values in brackets represent the period (h) of the same bear’s winter dormant activity rhythm in DD for comparison
  2. a,bDifferent letters within a row are significantly different from each other, p ≤ 0.05
  3. Values are means ± SEM