Retinoids : the Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Vitamin A and Retinoid Action /

This volume provides a state-of-the-art account of recent advances in the metabolism, actions and pharmacologic aspects of retinoid research and is the first comprehensive review in this rapidly moving research area. The chapters have a broad focus on the biologic uses and actions of retinoids and a...

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Main Author: Nau, Heinz
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Blaner, William S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 1999.
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; 139.
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Summary:This volume provides a state-of-the-art account of recent advances in the metabolism, actions and pharmacologic aspects of retinoid research and is the first comprehensive review in this rapidly moving research area. The chapters have a broad focus on the biologic uses and actions of retinoids and are written in a manner that will be useful both to readers with specialized research interests and those with only limited knowledge of this class of naturally occurring compounds and synthetic drugs Individual chapters deal with RAR and RXR specific agonists and antagonists, with retinoids in dermatology and oncology, with the physical properties of retinoids and how they affect retinoid actions, with retro-retinoic synthesis and functions, with the actions of retinoids in immunology and male reproduction.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXVIII, 620 pages 86 illustrations, 6 illustrations in color.)
ISBN:9783642584831 (electronic bk.)
3642584837 (electronic bk.)