title: The role of maternal triglycerides in the supply of lipids to the ovine fetus.
abstract: Maternal and fetal blood samples were obtained for up to 20 min after the injection of an emulsion of 14C-labelled glycerol tripalmitate into the circulation of pregnant ewes. No evidence was obtained for the direct transfer of intact triglycerides across the placenta. Results obtained suggest that there was a very rapid uptake of the triglyceride from the maternal circulation followed by hydrolysis and release of free fatty acids back into the maternal circulation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D014280:Triglycerides