Transcriptome of the dead: characterisation of immune genes and marker development from necropsy samples in a free-ranging marine mammal

Table 1 Tissue samples collected after death from nine adult male Antarctic fur seals

Male ID	Approximate time between death and necropsy (hours)	Whole RNA concentration (ng/μl)
		Testis	Heart	Spleen	Intestine	Kidney	Lung
Agaz0820	1	900	160	1467	105	550	500
Agaz0821	13	1888	180	1100	650	667	160
Agaz1001	18	578	90	200	34	4	180
Agaz1006	7	432	160	200	115	175	381
Agaz1007	8	500	135	389	160	514	160
Agaz1008	8	1000	75	375	165	446	85
Agaz1009	20	938	115	160	200	408	338
Agaz1010	20	737	120	563	596	534	89
Agaz1011	30	–	64	737	333	175	115

A testis sample was unavailable from Agaz1011 due to the carcass having been scavenged by giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli).

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