Prolonged Fasting Increases DNA Methylation in Northern Elephant Seal Pups

• Published in: The FASEB Journal
• Main Authors: Gibson, Emily, Torres-Velarde, Julia Maria, Vazquez-Medina, Jose Pablo, Crocker, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04334

Northern elephant seals (NES) are naturally exposed to extreme conditions, including prolonged food and water deprivation (fasting). NES pups initially nurse for a month before they are weaned and fast for two months. During this fasting period NES pups lose about 25% of their body mass, while maint...