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Decreased embryonic retinoic acid synthesis results in a DiGeorge syndrome phenotype in newborn mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Feb 2003
Vermot Julien, Niederreither Karen, Garnier Jean-Marie, Chambon Pierre, Dollé Pascal
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Retinoic acid (RA), the active derivative of vitamin A, is involved in various developmental and homeostatic processes. To define whether certain developmental events are particularly sensitive to a decrease in embryonic RA levels, we generated mice bearing a hypomorphic allele of the RA-synthesi...
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