Fatty acid transport and metabolism in the feto-placental unit and the role of fatty acid-binding proteins

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 548-557

  Dutta Roy, Asim K ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BeWo cells; Cytosolic fatty acid binding protein; Essential fatty acids; Fatty acid uptake; Fetal development; Free fatty acid; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Placenta; Plasma membrane fatty acid binding protein

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

CELL LINE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; REVIEW;

EID: 0030859870     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00087-9     Document Type: Review

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