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Mesh term Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins

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Carrier Proteins

Description

Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated FATTY ACIDS; EICOSANOIDS; and RETINOIDS. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of LIPIDS.


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Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3
Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7
Myelin P2 Protein


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