Table 1 Representative Gene ontology terms from nine peripheral organs in Siberian hamsters.

From: Transcriptome analyses of nine endocrine tissues identifies organism-wide transcript distribution and structure in the Siberian hamster

Endocrine system

Term

Fold enrichment

Energy balance

Liver

Degradation of aromatic compounds

36.2

Fatty acid metabolism

9.07

Fatty acid degradation

8.88

Brown adipose

Citrate cycle (TCA)

32.4

Fatty acid degradation

14.5

Carbon metabolism

12.9

Oxidative phosphorylation

11.3

White adipose

Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism

8.88

Citrate cycle (TCA)

6.25

Biosynthesis of amino acids

5.94

Glutathione metabolism

5.55

Reproduction

Uterus

Vascular smooth muscle contraction

5.27

Estrogen signaling pathway

4.83

Oxytocin signaling pathway

4.58

GnRH signaling pathway

4.52

Ovary

Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

5.16

Oxytocin-signaling pathway

4.88

Estrogen signaling pathway

4.29

Testes

Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis

7.60

Estrogen signaling pathway

5.17

Water balance and immune function

Kidney

Citrate cycle (TCA)

15.0

Proximal tubule bicarbonate reclamation

11.3

Mineral absorption

5.50

Adrenal

Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

4.75

Estrogen signaling pathway

4.74

Spleen

Antigen processing and presentation

4.20

Leukocyte transendothelial migration

3.41

Platelet activation

2.95