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  • noun retinal

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  • That system starts with an unpredictable and information-lossy molecular conformational change (of a retinaldehyde molecule absorbing a photon of the right frequency) which then follows one of two processes.

    Quantum Hyperion Sean 2008

  • Vitamin A is found as retinoic acid (Retin-A), retinol (retinaldehyde), or retinyl propionate.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Vitamin A is found as retinoic acid (Retin-A), retinol (retinaldehyde), or retinyl propionate.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Nevertheless in that period, after dissecting retinas from 300 frogs, he found that rhodopsin on stimulation with light yielded both the protein opsin and a compound he called "retinene" (now "retinaldehyde") that in turn yielded vitamin A (now called retinol).

    The Nobel Prize and the Discovery of Vitamins 2004

  • The comparison of VEGFR2 expression pattern with the Müller cell marker, cellular retinaldehyde binding-protein (CRALBP) [32] (Figure 1F), indicated expression of VEGFR2 by Müller cells.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Magali Saint-Geniez et al. 2008

  • Retinyl propionate, retinyl palmitate, and retinol retinaldehyde don’t require a prescription, and all are converted by your skin’s own enzymes into retinoic acid.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Retinyl propionate, retinyl palmitate, and retinol retinaldehyde don’t require a prescription, and all are converted by your skin’s own enzymes into retinoic acid.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

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