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L. Quadro and E. K. Spiegler
Abbreviations
BC
β-carotene
BCO1
β,β-carotene-15,15
-oxygenase
BCO2
β,β-carotene-9
,10
-oxygenase
CM
Chylomicron
CR
Chylomicron remnants
CRBPI Cellular retinol-binding protein I
EC
Endothelial cell
FBV
Fetal blood vessel
FE
Fetal erythrocyte
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
IU
International units
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
LDLR
Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LPL
Lipoprotein lipase
LRAT
Lecithin-retinol acyltransferase
LRP1
Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
ME
Maternal erythrocyte
ML0
LPL knockout mice overexpressing human LPL under the muscle-creatine
kinase promoter
MTP
Microsomal triglycerids transfer protein
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
MS
Maternal sinus
RA
Retinoic acid
RAR
Retinoic acid receptor
RBP(4) Retinol-binding protein (4)
RE
Retinyl ester
ROH
Retinol
RXR
Retinoid X receptor
S-TGC Sinusoidal trophoblast giant cell
SRB1
Scavenger receptor B1
STRA6 Stimulated by retinoic acid 6
SynT
Syncytiotrophoblast
SynT-I Syncytiotrophoblast layer I
SynT-II Syncytiotrophoblast layer II
TG
Triglyceride
TTR
Transthyretin
VA
Vitamin A
VLDL Very low-density lipoprotein
VLDLR Very low-density lipoprotein receptor