Retina, Retinol, Retinal and the Natural History of Vitamin A as a Light Sensor

Light is both the ultimate energy source for most organisms and a rich information source. Vitamin A-based chromophore was initially used in harvesting light energy, but has become the most widely used light sensor throughout evolution from unicellular to multicellular organisms. Vitamin A-based pho...

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Autores principales: Zhong, Ming, Kawaguchi, Riki, Kassai, Miki, Sun, Hui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4122069

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4122069

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