Title: Vitamin A in health and disease
Description: Reviews the recent breakthroughs in vitamin A research. Discusses the metabolism of vitamin A; the mechanism of action of vitamin A and the provitamin A carotenoids; the role of retinoids in embryonic development, skin and epithelial cells, blood cells, vision, and reproduction; vitamin A deficiency and teratogenicity; and the anticancer role of vitamin A from an epidemiological point of view. Intended as a source of information for scientists engaged in research in the field of vitamin A.
Subjects: Physiologie, Effets physiologiques, Usage thérapeutique, Toxicologie, Physiological effect, Vitamin A, Vitamine A., Vitamine A, Phénomènes physiologiques nutritionnels, Vitamin-A-Gruppe, Physiology, Vitamin A in human nutrition