Article
Developmental consequences of abnormal folate transport during murine heart morphogenesis
25 Jun 2004
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Folic acid is essential for the synthesis of nucleotides and methyl transfer reactions. Folic acid-binding protein one (Folbp1) is the primary mediator of folic acid transport into murine cells. Folbp1 knockout mouse embryos die in utero with multiple malformations, including severe congenital heart defects (CHDs). Although maternal folate supplementation is believed to prevent human conotruncal heart...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
