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Fatty acids affect micellar properties and modulate vitamin D uptake and basolateral efflux in Caco-2 cells

Aurélie Goncalves1, Béatrice Gleize, Stéphanie Roi

  • 1INRA, UMR 1260 "Nutrition, Obesity and Risk of Thrombosis", F-13385 Marseille, France; INSERM, UMR U1062, F-13385 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille University, F-13385 Marseille, France; Lesieur, Asnières-sur-Seine, France.

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
|June 18, 2013
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Keywords:
ABCA1ALAARAATP binding cassette A1BioavailabilityCD36Caco-2 TC-7 cellsCholecalciferolDHADMEMDulbecco's modified Eagle's mediumEPAFAFBSFEDFatty acidsIntestinal absorptionLAMUFAMixed micellesNPC1L1Niemann-pick C1-like 1OAPAPBSPUFASR-BIarachidonic acidcluster determinant 36docosahexaenoic acideicosapentaenoic acidfatty acidfetal bovine serumfish oil enriched in DHAlinoleic acidmonounsaturated FAoleic acidpalmitic acidphosphate-buffered salinepolyunsaturated FAscavenger receptor class B type Iα-linolenic acid

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