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Vitamin A Derivatives as Treatment Options for Retinal Degenerative Diseases

The visual cycle is a sequential enzymatic reaction for vitamin A, all-trans-retinol, occurring in the outer layer of the human retina and is essential for the maintenance of vision. The central source of retinol is derived from dietary intake of both retinol and pro-vitamin A carotenoids. A series...

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Autores principales: Perusek, Lindsay, Maeda, Tadao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23857173
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu5072646