Uptake and metabolism of palmitate by isolated cardiac myocytes from adult rats: involvement of sarcolemmal proteins

The precise mechanism of uptake of long-chain fatty acids (FA) by cardiac myocytes is incompletely understood. We examined the involvement of sarcolemmal proteins in the initial uptake of FA by isolated rat cardiac myocytes, and the relation between initial uptake and metabolism. Cardiac myocytes we...

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Main Authors: J J Luiken, F A van Nieuwenhoven, G America, G J van der Vusse, J F Glatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520372412