title: The blood-brain barrier and protein-mediated fatty acid uptake: role of the blood-brain barrier as a metabolic barrier: An Editorial Comment for 'The blood-brain barrier fatty acid transport protein 1 (FATP1/SLC27A1) supplies docosahexaenoic acid to the brain, and insulin facilitates transport'.
abstract: Read the commented article 'The blood-brain barrier fatty acid transport protein 1 (FATP1/SLC27A1) supplies docosahexaenoic acid to the brain, and insulin facilitates transport' on page 400.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007328:Insulin; C493568:SLC27A1 protein, human; C493571:SLC27A4 protein, human; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids