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Inhibition of the chondrocyte phenotype by retinoic acid involves upregulation of metalloprotease genes independent of TGF-beta.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 May 1994
Ballock R T, Heydemann A, Wakefield L M, Flanders K C, Roberts A B, Sporn M B
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Retinoic acid has been identified as a key morphogen governing pattern formation in the developing cartilaginous skeleton. Retinoids have also been implicated in the premature closure of the cartilage growth plate following vitamin A intoxication or administration of retinoids for dermatologic conditions. Previous studies of the mechanism of action of retinoids in non-chondrogenic cells have concluded that...
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