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Filtering by: Creator Giguere, Andrew Degree Field Molecular and Cellular Biology Resource Type Dissertation

Cloning and characterization of GRASP, a novel retinoic acid-induced gene from P19 embryonal carcinoma cells

Creator:

Nevrivy, Daniel

Abstract:

Retinoic acid (RA) exerts important effects in the processes of vertebrate development, cellular growth and differentiation, and homeostasis. However, the mechanisms of action of RA in the control of cellular and developmental processes are incompletely understood, as the retinoid target genes have not been fully characterized. The goal of these...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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vitamin A for all its functions (Giguere 1994). Thus, RA is believed to act as the primary active