Ethanol induces embryonic malformations by competing for retinaldehyde dehydrogenase activity during vertebrate gastrulation

DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 295-305

  Kot Leibovich, Hadas ^a   Fainsod, Abraham ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RETINAL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; RALDH2 PROTEIN, XENOPUS; RETINOIC ACID; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

VERTEBRATA;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ETHANOL; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; ORGANIZERS, EMBRYONIC; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRETINOIN; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 67650333184     PISSN: 17548403     EISSN: 17548411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.001420     Document Type: Article

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