Oleic acid stimulates system A amino acid transport in primary human trophoblast cells mediated by toll-like receptor 4

Obese women have an increased risk to deliver large babies. However, the mechanisms underlying fetal overgrowth in these pregnancies are not well understood. Obese pregnant women typically have elevated circulating lipid levels. We tested the hypothesis that fatty acids stimulate placental amino aci...

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Main Authors: Susanne Lager, Francesca Gaccioli, Vanessa I. Ramirez, Helen N. Jones, Thomas Jansson, Theresa L. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520419364