Transport of fatty acids across the human placenta: A review

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-61

  Duttaroy, Asim K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain; EFA; Fatty acid translocase; Fatty acid transporter protein; Fatty acids; Fetus; Human placenta; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Nuclear transcription factors; Placenta; Plasma membrane fatty acid binding proteins; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CD36 ANTIGEN; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; FATTY ACID TRANSPORTER; LINOLEIC ACID; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

CELL MEMBRANE; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 57649180527     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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