Table I.
Concentrations of cortisol and cortisol immunoreactive metabolites (C-CIM) and immunoglobulin A (IgA) in samples from reindeer
| C-CIM
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IgA
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| Feces (nmol/kg drywt) | Urine (nmol/L) | Serum (nmol/L) | Saliva (nmol/L) | Feces (mg/kg drywt) | Urine (mg/L) | Serum (mg/L) | Saliva (mg/L) | ||||
| 1 | M | 0.5 | 21.6 | ND | 48 | 66 | <10 | 191 | 26 | <std. | 543 |
| 2 | M | 0.5 | ND | 2.84 | ND | 116 | <10 | 72 | 98 | 65 | <std. |
| 3 | M | 0.5 | 24.0 | 0 | 136 | 100 | <10 | 41 | 1785 | <std. | <std. |
| 4 | M | 0.5 | 23.3 | ND | 75 | 46 | <10 | 8 | 250 | 81 | <std. |
| 5 | M | 0.5 | 20.7 | 0 | ND | 73 | <10 | 16 | <std. | 8 | <std. |
| 6 | M | 0.5 | 22.6 | 0 | 96 | 115 | <10 | 14 | 61 | 120 | <std. |
| 7 | F | Older | 32.2 | 0.28 | 178 | 131 | <10 | 294 | 1744 | 30 | <std. |
| 8 | M | 3.5 | 48.6 | 0.82 | 95 | 33 | <10 | 4 | 3550 | <std. | <std. |
| 9 | F | Older | 29.6 | 1.89 | 78 | 159 | <10 | 1 | 984 | 171 | <std. |
| 10 | M | 2.5 | 38.1 | 0.75 | 97 | 101 | <10 | 1 | 529 | 44 | <std. |
| 11 | M | 2.5 | 35.8 | 1.68 | 93 | 128 | <10 | 1 | 206 | 30 | <std. |
| 12 | M | 2.5 | ND | 1.12 | 86 | 71 | <10 | 6 | 492 | 167 | <std. |
ND — not determined; < 10 — value uncertain but between the 2 lowest standards in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; < std. — less than the lowest standard