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The expression and function of fatty acid transport protein-2 and -4 in the murine placenta.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Mishima Takuya, Miner Jeffrey H, Morizane Mayumi, Stahl Andreas, Sadovsky Yoel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The uptake and trans-placental trafficking of fatty acids from the maternal blood into the fetal circulation are essential for embryonic development, and involve several families of proteins. Fatty acid transport proteins (FATPs) uniquely transport fatty acids into cells. We surmised that placental FATPs are germane for fetal growth, and are regulated during hypoxic stress, which is associated with...
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