Fig. 2
From: Advances in fatty acids nutrition in dairy cows: from gut to cells and effects on performance
Model summarizing in dairy cows the absorption of fatty acids by enterocytes and their utilization by peripheral tissues (especially liver) with indicated enzymes and other proteins/complexes involved. As discussed in detail in the review, the model is mostly based on data obtain from monogastric species together with available data in ruminants, including the transcription abundance of the various genes presented in Fig. 1. Abbreviations: Alb, albumin; CM, chylomicron; CM-R, chylomicron remnants; DAG, diacylglycerol; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; FA, fatty acids; FFA, free fatty acids; KB, ketone bodies; LCFA, long chain fatty acids; LD, lipid droplets; LP, lipoprotein(s); LPL, lipoprotein lipase; MCFA, medium chain fatty acids; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids; TAG, triacylglycerol; TAG-rich LP, TAG-rich lipoproteins; VFA, volatile fatty acids; VLDL, very low density lipoproteins