
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) accretion in the placenta but not the fetus is matched by plasma unesterified DHA uptake rates in pregnant Long Evans rats
Keywords: Pregnancy; Fetus; Placenta; Docosahexaenoic acid; Kinetics; Metabolism; ACSL; long-chain acyl coenzyme-A synthetase; ALA; α-linolenic acid; ARA; arachidonic acid; DHA; docosahexaenoic acid; DPAn-3; omega-3 docosapentaenoic acid; EPA; eicosapentaenoic aci