Preferential transfer of 2-docosahexaenoyl-1-lysophosphatidylcholine through an in vitro blood-brain barrier over unesterified docosahexaenoic acid

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 338-345

  Bernoud, Nathalie ^a   Fenart, Laurence ^b   Molière, Patrick ^a   Dehouck, Marie Pierre ^b   Lagarde, Michel ^a   Cecchelli, Roméo ^b,c   Lecerf, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

Author keywords

2 Docosahexaenoyl 1 lysophosphatidylcholine; Blood brain barrier; Docosahexaenoic acid; Lipid permeability

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPID METABOLISM; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; RATS; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032948007     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0720338.x     Document Type: Article

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