| Literature DB >> 6183647 |
M Nagai, J L Becker, H F Deutsch.
Abstract
The fatty acid levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) isolated from term rat fetuses is about half that of similar human preparations. Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids constitute about 33% of the total fatty acids in the rat AFP isolates. The AFP isolated from rat maternal and hepatoma sera have relatively low levels of these fatty acids. A comparison of the fatty acid contents of selected tissues from pregnant and non-pregnant rats does not show differences which might reflect the variable fatty acid levels of the fetal and maternal source AFP preparations.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6183647
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncodev Biol Med ISSN: 0167-1618