Changes in metabolic and hormonal profiles during transition period in dairy cattle – the role of spexin

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Table 3 Correlations of other metabolites indirectly connected with spexin during transition period in high yielding dairy cows (n = 10)

Trait 1	Trait 2	Repeated measures correlation	P-value
Glucose, mg/dl	IGF - I, ng/ml	−0.312	0.029
Glucose, mg/dl	Insulin, ng/ml	0.547	< 0.001
Insulin, ng/ml	17 β -estradiol, pg/ml	0.660	< 0.001
IGF - I, ng/ml	Insulin, ng/ml	−0.536	< 0.001
TG, mg/dl	Glucose, mg/dl	0.424	0.003
TG, mg/dl	ALP, IU/l	0.288	0.047
TG, mg/dl	Ghrelin active, pg/ml	−0.422	0.005
TG, mg/dl	Insulin, ng/ml	0.394	0.013
TG, mg/dl	17 β -estradiol, pg/ml	0.563	< 0.001
Cholesterol, mg/dl	Ghrelin active, pg/ml	0.473	0.001
Leptin, ng/ml	Insulin, ng/ml	0.446	0.003
Leptin, ng/ml	17 β-estradiol, pg/ml	0.324	0.039
Corticosterone, ng/ml	IGF - I, ng/ml	0.373	0.009
Corticosterone, ng/ml	Ghrelin active, pg/ml	0.306	0.041
Corticosterone, ng/ml	Insulin, ng/ml	−0.308	0.045
Corticosterone, ng/ml	17 β -estradiol, pg/ml	−0.448	0.003
AST, IU/l	ALP, IU/l	0.422	0.002
AST, IU/l	IGF - I, ng/ml	0.339	0.020
GGTP, IU/l	IGF - I, ng/ml	−0.342	0.018
GGTP, IU/l	17 β -estradiol, pg/ml	−0.416	0.007

NEFA nonesterified fatty acid, BHBA β-hydroxybutyrate acid: IGF I - insulin-like growth factor I, AST aspartate transaminase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, GGTP gamma-glutamyl transferase

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