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Retinoic acid synthesis and functions in early embryonic development

Retinoic acid (RA) is a morphogen derived from retinol (vitamin A) that plays important roles in cell growth, differentiation, and organogenesis. The production of RA from retinol requires two consecutive enzymatic reactions catalyzed by different sets of dehydrogenases. The retinol is first oxidize...

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Autores principales: Kam, Richard Kin Ting, Deng , Yi, Chen, Yonglong, Zhao, Hui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22439772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-3701-2-11