Tissue metabolite extraction and derivatization were performed as described in Gaglio et al. [50 (link)]. GC/MS analysis was performed using 7200 accurate-mass Q-TOF GC/MS (Agilent Technologies) equipped with a 40-m DB-35MS capillary column operating under electron impact (EI) ionization at 70eV. Samples (1 μl) were injected in a splitless mode at 250°C, using helium as the carrier gas at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. The GC oven temperature was held at 100°C for 2 min and increased to 325°C at 10°C/min. GC/MS data processing was performed using Agilent Muss Hunter software and statistical analyses were performed using Mass Profiler Professional (MPP) software.
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