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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |