Upregulation of mammary gland OCTNs maintains carnitine homeostasis in suckling infants

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 404, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1010-1015

  Lamhonwah, Anne Marie ^a,b   Mai, Lydia ^a,b   Chung, Cilla ^a,b   Lamhonwah, Daniel ^a,b   Ackerley, Cameron ^a   Tein, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carnitine organic cation transporter; Fatty acid oxidation; Infant nutrition; L Carnitine; Lactation; Mammary glands

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; MESSENGER RNA; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER 1; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER 2; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; LACTATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STROMA; SUCKLING; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CARNITINE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; UP-REGULATION;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 79151476822     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.12.100     Document Type: Article

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