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Xenopus laevis: a model system for the study of embryonic retinoid metabolism. I. Embryonic metabolism of 9-cis- and all-trans-retinals and retinols to their corresponding acid forms.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Jan 1995
Kraft J C, Kimelman D, Juchau M R
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the temporal and spatial distribution patterns of two established, endogenous retinoid receptor ligands, 9-cis-retinoic acid and all-trans-retinoic acid and various precursor retinoids were described in Xenopus embryos during early development (Creech Kraft et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
- Animals
- Biotransformation
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Female
- Phenotype
- Retinaldehyde
- Stereoisomerism
- Teratogens
- Vitamin A
- Xenopus laevis