Towards a Better Vision of Retinoic Acid Signaling during Eye Development

Retinoic acid (RA) functions as an essential signal for development of the vertebrate eye by controlling the transcriptional regulatory activity of RA receptors (RARs). During eye development, the optic vesicles and later the retina generate RA as a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol). Retinol is firs...

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Main Author: Gregg Duester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/3/322