A model for fatty acid transport into the brain

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-17

  Hamilton, James A ^a   Brunaldi, Kellen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA synthetase; Blood brain barrier; Brain; Endothelial cells; FATP; Fatty acid; Flip flop

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; ALBUMIN; FATTY ACID; LIPOPROTEIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN METABOLISM; CELL ENERGY; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL METABOLISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESTERIFICATION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; LIPID BILAYER; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; FATTY ACIDS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 35348852575     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-007-0050-3     Document Type: Review

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