The origins and roles of cholesterol and fatty acids in the fetus.
The fetus grows at a rate that is unparalleled by that at any other stage of life. Significant amounts of cholesterol and fatty acids are required to maintain membrane growth. Recent studies have shown that these lipids are also necessary mediators of processes that are essential for proper development.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert B. Sabin Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0529, USA. woollela@email.uc.edu
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000502:physiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000502:physiology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D013261:Sterols / Q000378:metabolism
D005227:Fatty Acids; D013261:Sterols; D002784:Cholesterol