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Transcriptomic analysis of murine embryos lacking endogenous retinoic acid signaling.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Paschaki Marie, Schneider Carole, Rhinn Muriel, Thibault-Carpentier Christelle, Dembélé Doulaye, Niederreither Karen, Dollé Pascal
Abstract excerpt
Retinoic acid (RA), an active derivative of the liposoluble vitamin A (retinol), acts as an important signaling molecule during embryonic development, regulating phenomenons as diverse as anterior-posterior axial patterning, forebrain and optic vesicle development, specification of hindbrain rhombomeres, pharyngeal arches and second heart field, somitogenesis, and differentiation of spinal cord neurons. This...
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