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retinoid
(redirected from 9-cis retinoic acid)

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retinoid [′ret·ən‚ȯid]
(biochemistry)
The set of molecules composing vitamin A and its synthetic analogs, such as retinal or retinyl acetate.


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CYP26 inhibitors are expected to raise endogenous levels of both all-trans and 9-cis retinoic acid in cells expressing the enzyme and thereby activate both RAR and RXR nuclear receptor pathways in a cell- and tissue-specific fashion.
Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 9-cis retinoic acid (9cRA) versus 13-cis retinoic acid (13cRA) plus alpha-tocopherol (AT) in the reversal of biomarkers of bronchial preneoplasia in former smokers.
The discovery of 9-cis retinoic acid represented the first non-peptide hormone discovery in more than 25 years.
 
 
 
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