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Abstract
A broad category of membrane transport proteins that specifically transport FREE FATTY ACIDS across cellular membranes. They play an important role in LIPID METABOLISM in CELLS that utilize free fatty acids as an energy source.
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- Fatty Acid-Transport Protein
- Fatty Acid Transport Protein
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2006(1997)
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- Carrier Proteins (1997-2004)
- Membrane Proteins (1997-2004)
- Membrane Transport Proteins (2005)
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- National Library of Medicine. Fatty Acid Transport Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050612. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050612
- Fatty Acid Transport Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_transport_proteins
- Fatty Acid Transport Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77300736