Retinoic Acid-Induced Epidermal Transdifferentiation in Skin

Retinoids function as important regulatory signaling molecules during development, acting in cellular growth and differentiation both during embryogenesis and in the adult animal. In 1953, Fell and Mellanby first found that excess vitamin A can induce transdifferentiation of chick embryonic epidermi...

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Published in:Journal of Developmental Biology
Main Authors: Yoshihiro Akimoto, Mary Miyaji, Riyo Morimoto-Kamata, Yasuhiro Kosaka, Akiko Obinata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Subjects:
all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)
skin
homeobox gene
feather-bud formation
transdifferentiation
mucosal epithelium
epithelial-mesenchymal interaction
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/2/3/158

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