The role of the carnitine system in peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 318, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-35

  Ramsay, Rona R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Carnitine octanoyltransferases; Peroxisomes; VLCFA (very long chain fatty acids); Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CARNITINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MALONYL COENZYME A; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOME;

EID: 0033505786     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(15)40569-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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