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Early retinoic acid deprivation in developing zebrafish results in microphthalmia.
Visual neuroscience - 1 Sept 2012
Le Hong-Gam T, Dowling John E, Cameron D Joshua
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin A deficiency causes impaired vision and blindness in millions of children around the world. Previous studies in zebrafish have demonstrated that retinoic acid (RA), the acid form of vitamin A, plays a vital role in early eye development. The objective of this study was to describe the effects of early RA deficiency by treating zebrafish with diethylaminobenzaldehyde (DEAB), a potent inhibitor of the...
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