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Dissection of the pathway required for generation of vitamin A and for Drosophila phototransduction

Dietary carotenoids are precursors for the production of retinoids, which participate in many essential processes, including the formation of the photopigment rhodopsin. Despite the importance of conversion of carotenoids to vitamin A (all-trans-retinol), many questions remain concerning the mechani...

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Autores principales: Wang, Tao, Jiao, Yuchen, Montell, Craig
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17452532
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200610081