- retinoid
- noun Date: 1976 any of various synthetic or naturally occurring analogs of vitamin A
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Retinoid — Ret i*noid, a. [Gr. ??? resin + oid.] Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retinoid — [ret′ n oid΄] n. any of a large class of natural or synthetic, photosensitive chemical compounds that are similar to vitamin A, including retinoic acid and retinal … English World dictionary
Retinoid — The retinoids are a class of chemical compounds that are related chemically to vitamin A. Retinoids are used in medicine, primarily due to the way they regulate epithelial cell growth. Retinoids have many important and diverse functions… … Wikipedia
Retinoid — Retinoide sind chemische Substanzen, die in ihrer chemischen Struktur oder in ihrer biologischen Aktivität verwandt mit dem Retinol (Vitamin A) sind. [1] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Definitionsgeschichte 2 Therapeutisch eingesetzte Retinoide 2.1 Nicht… … Deutsch Wikipedia
retinoid — 1. Resembling a resin; resinous. [G. retine, resin, + eidos, resemblance] 2. Resembling the retina. [Mediev. L. retina] 3. In plural form, term used to describe the natural forms and synthetic analogs of retinol. * * * ret·i·noid ret ən .ȯid n … Medical dictionary
Retinoid X receptor alpha — Retinoid X receptor, alpha PDB rendering based on 1by4 … Wikipedia
Retinoid X receptor gamma — Retinoid X receptor, gamma Crystallographic structure of the DNA binding domain of the Retinoid X receptor, gamma. PDB rendering based on 1by4 … Wikipedia
Retinoid X receptor beta — Retinoid X receptor, beta PDB rendering based on 1by4 … Wikipedia
Retinoid receptor — Retinoid receptors are nuclear receptors (a class of proteins) that bind to retinoids. When bound to a retinoid, they act as transcription factors, altering the expression of genes with corresponding response elements.Subtypes include: * Retinoic … Wikipedia
Retinoid x receptor — Retinoid X receptor, ou RXR, est une protéine de la famille des récepteurs nucléaires ligand dépendant activé par son association avec le récepteur de l acide rétinoïque (ou vitamine A). Sommaire 1 Structure 2 Mécanisme d action 3 Fonctions … Wikipédia en Français
Retinoid-related orphan receptor — (pour récepteur orphelin apparenté au récepteur des rétinoïdes), ou ROR, est une protéine de la famille des récepteurs nucléaires dont le ligand n est à ce jour pas clairement identifié. Sommaire 1 Structure 2 Mécanisme d action 3 Fonctions … Wikipédia en Français
