Retinoids and mammalian development

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 73-131

  Morriss Kay, G M ^a   Wardt, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniofacial; Eye; Heart; Limb; Lung; Mammalian embryo; Placenta; Retinoic acid; Retinol binding protein; Skeleton; Urogenital; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; RETINOID; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURFACE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENOME; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0032605231     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61566-1     Document Type: Article

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