title: Assimilation of 14C-linoleic acid by the rat fetus.
abstract: Following ingestion, by the 20-day pregnant mother, of (1-14C)linoleic acid, the retention and distribution of 14C are determined in th fetus, placenta and mother, after 1, 3 and 6 h. Comparison of the specific activities of linoleic and arachidonic acids in the maternal plasma, liver and placenta, and the fetal plasma, liver and carcass leads to the conclusion of a selective materno-fetal transfer of arachidonic acid, relative to linoleic acid, through the placenta.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008055:Lipids