l-Carnitine is Synthesized in the Human Fetal-Placental Unit: Potential Roles in Placental and Fetal Metabolism

Placenta

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 841-846

  Oey, N A ^a   van Vlies, N ^a   Wijburg, F A ^a   Wanders, R J A ^a   Attie Bitach, T ^b   Vaz, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Acylcarnitines; Carnitine biosynthesis; Fatty acid oxidation; Human embryo; Human fetus; Human placenta; OCTN2

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DIOXYGENASE; FATTY ACID; GAMMA BUTYROBETAINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CARNITINE; FEMALE; FETUS; GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE DIOXYGENASE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33745215866     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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