Vitamin A, v. 75.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Gerald Litwack
- ناشر : Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780127098753
Description
RXR: from partnership to leadership in metabolic regulations -- Intersection between the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)- and retinoic acid-signaling pathways -- Role of retinoic acid in the differentiation of embryonal carcinoma and embryonic stem cells -- Metabolism of retinol during mammalian placental and embryonic development -- Conversion of [beta]-carotene to retinal pigment -- Vitamin A-storing cells (stellate cells) -- Use of model-based compartmental analysis to study vitamin A kinetics and metabolism -- Vitamin A supplementation and retinoic acid treatment in the regulation of antibody responses in vivo -- Physiological role of retinyl palmitate in the skin -- Retinoic acid and the heart -- Tocotrienols in cardioprotection -- Cytodifferentiation by retinoids, a novel therapeutic option in oncology: rational combinations with other therapeutic agents -- Effects of vitamins, including vitamin A, on HIV/AIDS patients -- Vitamin A and emphysema.
Part of a series which reflects in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology, and enzyme mechanisms. This book provides reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists, and molecular biologists.
