Too much of a good thing: Retinoic acid as an endogenous regulator of neural differentiation and exogenous teratogen

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-472

  McCaffery, P J ^a   Adams, J ^b   Maden, M ^c   Rosa Molinar, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Accutane; Behaviour; Gambusia affinis affinis; Mouse; Quail

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ENZYME; ISOTRETINOIN; RETINAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO GROWTH; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD; TERATOGENICITY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TERATOGENS; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0042381311     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02765.x     Document Type: Review

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