Vitamin A

Dr. Litwack has authored 3 textbooks on biochemistry and hormones (one with John Wiley & Sons and 2 with Academic Press/Elsevier) and he has edited more than 70 volumes in the Vitamins & Hormones series (Academic Press/Elsevier); he has edited 14 volumes entitled Biochemical Actions of Hormones (Academica Press); He has edited (with David Kritchevsky) Actions of Hormones on Molecular Processes (Academic Press)

• 1: RXR: From Partnership to Leadership in Metabolic Regulations2: The Intersection Between the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR)- and Retinoic Acid-Signaling Pathways3: Role of Retinoic Acid in the Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma and Embryonic Stem Cells4: Metabolism of Retinol During Mammalian Placental and Embryonic Development5: Conversion of β-Carotene to Retinal Pigment6: Vitamin A-Storing Cells (Stellate Cells)7: Use of Model-Based Compartmental Analysis to Study Vitamin A Kinetics and Metabolism8: Vitamin A Supplementation and Retinoic Acid Treatment in the Regulation of Antibody Responses In Vivo9: Physiological Role of Retinyl Palmitate in the Skin10: Retinoic Acid and the Heart11: Tocotrienols in Cardioprotection12: Cytodifferentiation by Retinoids, a Novel Therapeutic Option in Oncology: Rational Combinations with Other Therapeutic Agents13: Effects of Vitamins, Including Vitamin A, on HIV/AIDS Patients14: Vitamin A and EmphysemaIndex