Table 3.
Variation of individual metabolites in matched human plasma and CSF from 10 male individuals.
| Metabolite ID | CV (%) | Integrated intensity (thousands) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSF | Plasma | CSF | Plasma | |
| phenylalanine | 15 | 19 | 4,225 | 13,230 |
| carnitine | 19 | 24 | 229 | 878 |
| valine | 27 | 17 | 480 | 1,482 |
| methionine | 65 | 40 | 43 | 130 |
| tyrosine | 14 | 31 | 141 | 394 |
| citrulline | 29 | 19 | 79 | 230 |
| tryptophan | 19 | 21 | 2,416 | 7,772 |
| cortisol | 14 | 30 | 49 | 154 |
| Decanoyl carnitine | 32 | 130 | 105 | 530 |
| glycerolphosphocholine (16:0) | 100 | 19 | 915 | 2,979 |
| lauric acid | 25 | 60 | 31 | 83 |
| palmitic acid | 7 | 114 | 25 | 120 |
| AVERAGE | 31 | 43 | -- | -- |