Response to comments on ‘Exercise‐specific plasma proteomic signatures in racehorses: Candidates for training adaptation and peak load monitoring’

Response to comments on 'Exercise-specific plasma proteomic signatures in racehorses: Candidates for training adaptation and peak load monitoring'We thank Prof. Cywińska and colleagues for their interest in our work.1 Our initial response was prepared before the authors' identities were disclosed.We agree that the interpretation of molecular studies requires consideration of exercise physiology, clinical experience and the effects of breed, age and sex.However, we do not agree with the conclusion that cohort heterogeneity deprives a discovery study of biological value.