retinoic acid /ret·i·no·ic ac·id/ (ret″ĭ-no´ik) an oxidized derivative of retinol, believed to be the form of vitamin A that plays a role in the development and growth of bone and in the maintenance of normal epithelial structures. In pharmacology, it often denotes the all-trans isomer (tretinoin); the 13-cis isomer is usually called isotretinoin.
Retinoic acid
retinoic acid [ret″ĭ-no´ik]
(all-trans-)retinoic acid
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ret·i·no·ic acid (r t n-   k)n. An acid formed in the oxidation of retinaldehyde and used as a topical treatment for acne. Also called vitamin A acid. |
Retinoic acid
Vitamin A1 acid which is used topically to treat acne.
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retinoic acid [ret″ĭ-no´ik]
an oxidized derivative of retinol, believed to be the form of vitamin A that plays a role in the development and growth of bone and in the maintenance of normal epithelial structures. The all-trans isomer is called tretinoin and used as a keratolytic and antineoplastic agent. The 13-cis isomer is called isotretinoin and used as a treatment for acne.
retinoic acid
form of vitamin A, derived from retinal. See tretinoin.
(all-trans-)retinoic acid
Tretinoin The natural form of vitamin A, which transports monosaccharides in glycoprotein synthesis, as occurs in the turnover of mucosal epithelia of the oral cavity, respiratory and urinary tracts. See Retinal, Retinoic acid embryopathy, Tretinoin, Vitamin A.
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