Gene expression signature of three different fat depots of Monodelphis domestica of different ages

Monodelphis domestica develops ex utero. Here, we have investigated the changes in the transcriptomics of adipose tissue during juvenile development to get further insights into the reprograming in marsupial mammals. Overall design: Experiments were performed on laboratory bred gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). The animals were kept in type 4 cages with enrichment, at an ambient temperature of 26°C on a 12:12 hrs light:dark cycle with ad libitum access to food and water. In this study we used different aged animals (6 and 10 week old female and male animals, n=4-5).