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Retinoids and Photocarcinogenesis: An End to the Controversy?

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Skin Cancer and UV Radiation

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Numerous studies have established, over the course of several decades, that vitamin A and its metabolites have profound effects on skin. They not only serve to regulate and maintain the differentiation of epithelial tissues [1–4] but are also effective inhibitors of carcinogenesis [5–8]. The specific metabolite, tretinoin (all-trans-retinoic acid), has been the subject of many reports and reviews because of its antineoplastic properties in various tissues [6–13].

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Kligman, L.H. (1997). Retinoids and Photocarcinogenesis: An End to the Controversy?. In: Altmeyer, P., Hoffmann, K., Stücker, M. (eds) Skin Cancer and UV Radiation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60771-4_146

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