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Anti-sunshine vitamin A

Nature Medicine volume 5, pages 376–377 (1999)Cite this article

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Ultraviolet irradiation causes loss of retinoid receptors and a consequent functional vitamin A deficiency in skin, events that are mostly preventable by pre-treatment with retinoic acid (pages 418–422).

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Figure 1: UV irradiation disrupts skin homeostasis in part by causing loss of retinoid receptors.

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Gilchrest, B. Anti-sunshine vitamin A. Nat Med 5, 376–377 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/7368

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