Vitamin A Acid

Retinoic acid (RA) has been used for the differentiation of embryonic stem cells into motor neurons. It has been used for the differentiation of Xenopus ectoderm into pancreas. It has also been used to study epigenetic regulation by RAR (retinoic acid receptor ) It has been used to study RA signaling of prospermatogonia transition into spermatogonia.

For R&D use onlynot for drug household or other uses.

Retinoic acid is a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol) that mediates the functions of vitamin A required for growth and development. Retinoic acid is required in chordate animals which includes all higher animals from fish to humans. During early embryonic development retinoic acid generated in a specific region of the embryo helps determine position along the embryonic anteriorposterior axis by serving as an intercellular signaling molecule that guides development of the posterior portion of the embryo. It acts through Hox genes which ultimately control anteriorposterior patterning in early developmental stages.