Do polar bears store triglycerides in a liquid from ? Why?

Subject: Do polar bears store triglycerides in a liquid from ? Why?

Date: Wed Oct 15 19:56:49 2003
Posted by Lizette C. Torres
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Miami State/Province: Florida Country: US
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1066265809.Bc

Message:


    I read this information in a Biology textbook but it doesn't give an 
explanation of why this happens. It only says that they do store triglycerides 
in a liquid form and not in a solid from as most mammals do.

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