Table 6.
Horse plasma metabolites discriminating after exercise (AE) samples of the young and experienced horses.
| Related metabolic pathway | Identified metabolites | Experienced vs. 6-year-old horses | Correlation coefficients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid metabolism | Choline | ↘ | −0.60 |
| Alkene | ↘ | −0.51 | |
| Methyl | ↘ | −0.61 | |
| Methylene | ↘ | −0.58 | |
| Methylene-α-ester | ↘ | −0.7 | |
| Carbohydrate metabolism | Lactate | ↗ | 0.60 |
| Glucose | ↗ | 0.66 | |
| Amino acid metabolism | Creatine | ↗ | 0.59 |
| Glutamate | ↘ | −0.68 | |
| Glycoproteins | N-acetyl | ↘ | −0.60 |
↗ corresponds to an increase in the experienced horses when compared to the 6-year-old horses in response to endurance exercise. ↘ corresponds to an increase in the 6-year-old horses when compared to the experienced horses in response to endurance exercise.