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. 2019 Feb 22;20(4):964. doi: 10.3390/ijms20040964

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The synthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). The glycerol phosphate pathway and the monoacylglycerol pathway are surrounded by dotted lines. MAG, monoacylglycerol; MGAT, monoacylglycerol acyltransferase; DHAP, dihydroxyacetone phosphate; DHAPT, dihydroxyacetone phosphate acyltransferase; DHAP-OR, dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxido-reductase; G3P, glycerol-3-phosphate; LPA, 1-acyl-G3P; PA, 1, 2-diacyl-G3P; DAG, diacylglycerol; GPAT, acyl-CoA:glycerol-sn-3-phosphate acyltransferase; DGAT, diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Lipin, phosphatidic acid phosphatase.