Retinoic acid synthesis and functions in early embryonic development

Cell and Bioscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kam, Richard Kin Ting ^a   Deng, Yi ^a   Chen, Yonglong ^b   Zhao, Hui ^a,c  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Organogenesis; Retinoic acid synthesis; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862862706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20453701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-2-11     Document Type: Review

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