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Stages in the incorporation of fatty acids into red blood cells
Stephen B. Shohet, … , David G. Nathan, Manfred L. Karnovsky
Stephen B. Shohet, … , David G. Nathan, Manfred L. Karnovsky
Published May 1, 1968
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1968;47(5):1096-1108. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI105799.
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Stages in the incorporation of fatty acids into red blood cells

Abstract

Mature human erythrocytes were incubated with 14C-labeled palmitic acid bound to crystalline human albumin. Energy-dependent incorporation of the labeled palmitic acid into cell membrane phospholipids occurred, and various stages in this incorporation were defined.

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Stephen B. Shohet, David G. Nathan, Manfred L. Karnovsky

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