The retinoic acid-inactivating enzyme CYP26 is essential for establishing an uneven distribution of retinoic acid along the anterio-posterior axis within the mouse embryo.

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Published in Genes Dev on January 15, 2001

Authors

Y Sakai1, C Meno, H Fujii, J Nishino, H Shiratori, Y Saijoh, J Rossant, H Hamada

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Molecular Biology, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, and Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

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