MFSDA2a Transporter

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A specific transporter for DHA (as lysophosphatidylcholine DHA) in the brain. Its disruption in animal studies causes blood-brain barrier breakdown and DHA loss; decreases with age and in Alzheimer's disease.

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Peter Attia MD

A specific transporter for DHA (as lysophosphatidylcholine DHA) in the brain. Its disruption in animal studies causes blood-brain barrier breakdown and DHA loss; decreases with age and in Alzheimer's disease.