Table 1 Serum metabolite values in pregnant and lactating rats and their fetuses/pups.

Glucose mM

C

6.81 ± 0.20

6.98 ± 0.52

7.77 ± 0.11

OE

5.58 ± 0.48 *

6.87 ± 0.07

Protein g/l

C

64.4 ± 1.42

64.5 ± 2.13

53.2 ± 1.01

T, TxTR

OE

63.4 ± 1.43

60.8 ± 2.16 *

Urea mM

C

6.05 ± 0.32

5.29 ± 0.33

10.3 ± 0.41

T

OE

5.61 ± 0.71

11.1 ± 0.98

Non-esterified

C

0.21 ± 0.01

0.95 ± 0.04

0.62 ± 0.10

T, TxTR

fatty acids mM

OE

1.07 ± 0.04

0.41 ± 0.05 *

3OH butyrate μM

C

93.2 ± 8.22

106 ± 15.3

90.1 ± 18.9

T

OE

99.8 ± 9.42

38.7 ± 3.53 *

Cholesterol mM

C

0.88 ± 0.06

0.83 ± 0.07

3.74 ± 0.23

T, TxTR

OE

0.49 ± 0.06

4.11 ± 0.18

HDL Cholesterol mM

C

0.44 ± 0.03

0.48 ± 0.08

0.34 ± 0.05

OE

0.30 ± 0.01 *

0.39 ± 0.06

Triacylglycerols mM

C

1.25 ± 0.09

1.90 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.04

T

OE

1.93 ± 0.08

0.57 ± 0.06

   F21

   PP20

   PP30

Glucose mM

C

4.01 ± 0.21

7.83 ± 0.11

8.84 ± 0.12

T, TR, TxTR

OE

3.16 ± 0.12 *

7.84 ± 0.09

8.12 ± 0.12 *

Protein g/l

C

24.7 ± 1.40

40.8 ± 0.94

44.2 ± 1.74

T, TR, TxTR

OE

21.1 ± 0.40

49.6 ± 1.40 *

55.1 ± 1.21 *

Urea mM

C

5.37 ± 0.83

5.79 ± 0.90

5.24 ± 0.38

OE

5.87 ± 0.70

4.36 ± 0.42

4.95 ± 0.58

Non-esterified

C

0.24 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.06

0.59 ± 0.04

T

fatty acids mM

OE

0.21 ± 0.02

0.57 ± 0.11

0.64 ± 0.01

3OH butyrate μM

C

288 ± 3.64

250 ± 7.31

91.5 ± 14.1

T, TxTR

OE

297 ± 3.25

211 ± 15.9 *

108 ± 7.47

Cholesterol mM

C

1.15 ± 0.06

3.46 ± 0.11

2.13 ± 0.09

T

OE

0.98 ± 0.13

3.27 ± 0.18

2.07 ± 0.01

HDL cholesterol mM

C

0.12 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.02

T, TxTR

OE

0.08 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.02

0.35 ± 0.08 *

Triacylglycerols mM

C

0.27 ± 0.04

2.03 ± 0.01

1.67 ± 0.16

T

0.41 ± 0.11

1.91 ± 0.07

1.52 ± 0.13