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Ethanol induces embryonic malformations by competing for retinaldehyde dehydrogenase activity during vertebrate gastrulation

Human embryos exposed to alcohol (ethanol) develop a complex developmental phenotype known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). In Xenopus embryos, ethanol reduces the levels of retinoic acid (RA) signaling during gastrulation. RA, a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol), is required for vertebrat...

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Main Authors: Kot-Leibovich, Hadas, Fainsod, Abraham
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Company of Biologists Limited 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675815/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19380308
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.001420
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