Chapter 4: OXPHOS protein content changes in grey seal pup blubber during adipose tissue expansion and contraction

Seals accumulate large amount of fat in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, which undergoes massive changes during their breeding season. As blubber pO2 is associated with fatness, this study aims to describe the differences in subcutaneous adipose tissue mitrochondrial protein complexes in relation to hypoxia and metabolism throughout depth during the characteristic blubber expansion and contraction that occur in grey seal pups during the breeding season.

The data were collected as part of the PhD project "Characterising fat tissue structure and function in response to hypoxia in grey seals, an animal model of extreme fat deposition and mobilisation, using novel in vivo and in vitro approaches".