Retinol esterification by mammary gland microsomes from the lactating rat.
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Retinol esterification by mammary gland microsomes from the lactating rat.
Because vitamin A in milk is largely present as esterified retinol while blood plasma predominantly contains unesterified retinol, experiments were conducted to determine whether membranes from the lactating mammary gland are able to synthesize retinyl esters in vitro. When microsomes from rats lactating for 7 to 14 days were incubated with [(3)H]retinol dispersed in dimethylsulfoxide, some [(3...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Lipid Research
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0022-2275
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)38182-7