Safety of vitamin A: Recent results

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 411-416

  Wiegand, Ulf W ^a   Hartmann, Stefan ^a   Hummler, Hans ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Isotretinoin; Physiological retinoids; Pregnancy; Safety limits; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; MACACA; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; LIVER; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PREGNANCY; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 0031772926     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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