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Vitamin A
Gerald Litwack (Editor-in-chief)
9780127098753
Hardback, published 11 April 2007
432 pages, Illustrated
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.81 kg
Approx.432 pages
1: RXR: From Partnership to Leadership in Metabolic Regulations 2: The Intersection Between the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR)- and Retinoic Acid-Signaling Pathways 3: Role of Retinoic Acid in the Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma and Embryonic Stem Cells 4: Metabolism of Retinol During Mammalian Placental and Embryonic Development 5: Conversion of ?-Carotene to Retinal Pigment 6: Vitamin A-Storing Cells (Stellate Cells) 7: Use of Model-Based Compartmental Analysis to Study Vitamin A Kinetics and Metabolism 8: Vitamin A Supplementation and Retinoic Acid Treatment in the Regulation of Antibody Responses In Vivo 9: Physiological Role of Retinyl Palmitate in the Skin 10: Retinoic Acid and the Heart 11: Tocotrienols in Cardioprotection 12: Cytodifferentiation by Retinoids, a Novel Therapeutic Option in Oncology: Rational Combinations with Other Therapeutic Agents 13: Effects of Vitamins, Including Vitamin A, on HIV/AIDS Patients 14: Vitamin A and Emphysema Index
Subject Areas: Molecular biology [PSD], Biochemistry [PSB], Endocrinology [MJG], Metabolism [MFGM]