Mechanisms of fatty acid uptake by tissues

• Authors: M. Synak , L. Budohoski
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Fatty acids (FA) play an important role in energy metabolism. They are not only used as substrates for energy production but are also involved in many other metabolic pathways. However, the exact mechanisms by which FA are taken up by the cells are not yet fully understood. Fatty acids circulating in blood cross the cell membranes partly via a mechanism facilitated by plasma membrane proteins and partly via a passive diffusion mechanism, the former mechanism being of major importance.

Keywords

EN

FATTY ACID   PASSIVE DIFFUSION   UNBOUND FATTY ACID   UPTAKE  

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International; Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 797-818
• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: M. Synak, Centrum Medycyny Doswiadczalnej i Klinicznej PAN, ul. Pawinskiego 5, 02-106 Warszawa, Poland