Dynamics of vitamin A uptake, storage, and utilization in vocal fold mucosa

Dynamics of vitamin A uptake, storage, and utilization in vocal fold mucosa

Objective: Extrahepatic vitamin A is housed within organ-specific stellate cells that support local tissue function. These cells have been reported in the vocal fold mucosa (VFM) of the larynx; however, it is unknown how vitamin A reaches and is disseminated among VFM target cells, how VFM storage a...

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Main Authors: Kohei Nishimoto, Yutaka Toya, Christopher R. Davis, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Nathan V. Welham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Subjects:
α-retinol
Retinol
Extrahepatic stellate cell
Human cadaver
Larynx
Macula flava
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877820300995

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