Decreases in bone mineral content by dietary all-trans retinoic acid precede decreases in bone mineral density in a weanling rat model of cigarette smoke-induced lung injuries.

Yuan, Xue,; Mark D, Haub,; Brendon W, Smith,; Richard C, Baybutt,

doi:10.1024/0300-9831/a000045

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Decreases in bone mineral content by dietary all-trans retinoic acid precede decreases in bone mineral density in a weanling rat model of cigarette smoke-induced lung injuries.

Published in International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition • Jan 1, 2011

Authors:

Xue, Yuan

Haub, Mark D

Smith, Brendon W

Abstract

Research has indicated that excessive vitamin A can have deleterious impacts on bone. Retinoic acid (RA), the most active metabolite of vitamin A, has been tested in clinical trials for treatment of lung cancer and emphysema. These trials are not measuring Bone Mineral Content (BMC) or Bone Mineral ...

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Absorptiometry

Photon

Animals

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