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UPTAKE, DISTRIBUTION, AND ESTERIFICATION OF RETINOL IN LIVER |
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| Abstract: | Retinol is secreted by hepatocytes and is recycled to them by the R ˙ RBP ˙ TTR complex. Stellate cells, which have RBP receptors, are principal storage sites of retinol as esters. |
| Keywords: | vitamin A retinol retinyl esters parenchymal cells stellate cells retinol-binding protein (RBP) transthyretin (TTR) endosomes endoplasmic reticulum |