Vitamin A (Retinoid) Metabolism and Actions: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Amphibians

Zoo Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 527-535

  Clugston, Robin D ^a   Blaner, William S ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Hypervitaminosis A; Retinoic acid; Retinol; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84916604106     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21140     Document Type: Review

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