"Vitamin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.
| Descriptor ID |
D014801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860 D02.455.849.131.495.818 D23.767.261.700.860
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinol- Retinol
- 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol, (all-E)-Isomer
- All-Trans-Retinol
- All Trans Retinol
- Vitamin A1
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vitamin A" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vitamin A" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A" by people in Profiles.
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Preterm Pigs Fed Donor Human Milk Have Greater Liver ?-Carotene Concentrations than Pigs Fed Infant Formula. J Nutr. 2023 11; 153(11):3185-3192.
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Trait stacking simultaneously enhances provitamin A carotenoid and mineral bioaccessibility in biofortified Sorghum bicolor. Food Funct. 2023 Jul 31; 14(15):7053-7065.
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Retinol Saturase Mediates Retinoid Metabolism to Impair a Ferroptosis Defense System in Cancer Cells. Cancer Res. 2023 07 14; 83(14):2387-2404.
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Teratogenic, unregulated, vitamin A acne supplements, and Roe v Wade: Response to "The Supreme Court abortion ban impact on dermatology". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 05; 88(5):e289.
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Conditional concordance-assisted learning under matched case-control design for combining biomarkers for population screening. Stat Med. 2023 04 30; 42(9):1398-1411.
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Evaluation of oxidized beta-carotene on sow and piglet immune systems, sow reproductive performance, and piglet growth. J Anim Sci. 2023 Jan 03; 101.
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The evaluation of the supplementation of vitamin A, beta-carotene, and oxidized beta-carotene in prepubertal gilts. J Anim Sci. 2023 Jan 03; 101.
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B-complex vitamins for patients with TANGO2-deficiency disorder. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2023 03; 46(2):161-162.
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Assessment of dietary carotenoid intake and biologic measurement of exposure in humans. Methods Enzymol. 2022; 674:255-295.
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Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements? AMA J Ethics. 2022 05 01; 24(5):E376-381.