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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014212
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014212
Preferred Name

Tretinoin

Definitions
An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).
Synonyms
beta all trans Retinoic Acid
Retinoic acid
Acid, beta-all-trans-Retinoic
Tretinoin Potassium Salt
Tretinoin Zinc Salt
all-trans-Retinoic Acid
Retin-A
Vesanoid
Salt, Tretinoin Potassium
Sodium Salt, Tretinoin
Salt, Tretinoin Zinc
Acid, all-trans-Retinoic
beta-all-trans-Retinoic Acid
Zinc Salt, Tretinoin
Vitamin A Acid
Acid, trans-Retinoic
Salt, Tretinoin Sodium
Acid, Retinoic
all trans Retinoic Acid
trans Retinoic Acid
trans-Retinoic Acid
Retin A
Acid, Vitamin A
Potassium Salt, Tretinoin
Tretinoin Sodium Salt
Retinoic Acid
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