Retinyl ester hydrolases and their roles in vitamin A homeostasis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1821, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-123

  Schreiber, Renate ^a   Taschler, Ulrike ^a   Preiss Landl, Karina ^a   Wongsiriroj, Nuttaporn ^a   Zimmermann, Robert ^a   Lass, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lipid droplet; Mobilization; Neutral lipid; Retinyl ester hydrolase; Store; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOL ESTER; TAURODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DIETARY INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STELLATE CELL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; EYE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MICE; RATS; SKIN; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 83255192145     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: 18792618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.05.001     Document Type: Review

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