Ethanol inhibition of retinoic acid synthesis as a potential mechanism for fetal alcohol syndrome

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1050-1057

  Deltour, Louise ^a   Ang, Hwee Luan ^a   Duester, Gregg ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol dehydrogenase; cranial mesenchyme; embryogenesis; retinol; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 9444279057     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.9.8801166     Document Type: Article

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