Aldehyde dehydrogenases in the generation of retinoic acid in the developing vertebrate: A central role of the eye

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Dräger, Ursula C ^a   Wagner, Elisabeth ^a   McCaffery, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aldehyde dehydrogenases; Retina; Retinaldehyde; Retinoic acid; Rhodopsin

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; RETINA S ANTIGEN; RETINAL; RETINOIC ACID; RHODOPSIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME REGULATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SWINE; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; INVERTEBRATA; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031937559     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.2.463s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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