Table 1 Metabolic discrimination of mothers and pups.

From: Stockpiling by pups and self-sacrifice by their fasting mothers observed in birth to weaning serum metabolomes of Atlantic grey seals

Metabolite

P value

Ratio pups/mothers

L-Citrulline

1.13E-18

20.62

Tyrosine

1.63E-14

11.55

N6-Methyl-L-lysine

1.71E-09

36.69

L-Arginine

1.73E-09

10.04

  1. Ratio of four key metabolites in 19 samples from mothers in comparison with 19 samples from pups taken over the sample period. See Fig. 6 for the associated PCA plot.
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