Table 4 Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) analysis of four comparison groups from the discovery dataset.
From: Predictive blood biomarkers of sheep pregnancy and litter size
PLS-DA VIP | |||||
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Day − 7 | Day 0 | Day 35 | Day 50 | Day 70 | |
CNT vs PRG | NS | NS | Putrescine, butyrate, sarcosine, l-ornithine, acetone, total dimethylarginine, ethanol, l-lysine, C3 (propionylcarnitine), taurine, methanol, trimethylamine N-oxide, isobutyric acid, aspartic acid, 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid | Acetic acid, urea, SM (OH) C24:1, lysoPC a C26:0, lysoPC a C26:1, tryptophan, C3 (propionylcarnitine), carnosine, alpha-aminoadipic acid, putrescine, trimethylamine N-oxide, lysoPC a C18:2, hippuric acid, lysoPC a C14:0, L-arginine | Urea, glycine, acetic acid, l-arginine, dimethyl sulfone, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, ethanol, l-lactic acid, l-lysine, sarcosine, dimethylamine, d-glucose, tyrosine, l-alanine, betaine |
CNT vs MLP | Tendency | Urea, l-ornithine, l-lysine, acetoacetate, acetic acid, glycine, kynurenine, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, trans-hydroxyProline, total dimethylarginine, SM C16:0, taurine, l-threonine, methanol, butyrate | Acetic acid, l-ornithine, l-lysine, methanol, taurine, trimethylamine N-oxide, acetone, citric acid, sarcosine, ethanol, isobutyric acid, C0 (Carnitine), aspartic acid, butyrate, total dimethylarginine | Acetic acid, urea, l-arginine, tryptophan, carnosine, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, dimethyl sulfone, trimethylamine N-oxide, l-lysine, l-carnitine, lysoPC a C18:2, l-ornithine, hippuric acid, C0 (Carnitine), methanol | Urea, dimethylamine, l-arginine, glycine, dimethyl sulfone, choline, acetic acid, formate, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, l-alanine, isobutyric acid, acetoacetate, isoleucine, l-lysine, pyruvic acid |
SNG vs TRP | NS | NS | NS | NS | Tendency |
TWN vs TRP | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
