Retinoids

Table of contents

• 1. Overview of retinoids in physiology and disease
• 2. General handling of retinoids (in vivo and in vitro applications)
• 3. Opsin reconstitution in vitro (1-4 chapters-vertebrate and invertebrate)
• 4. Retinol uptake assay from retinol binding protein (1-2 chapters)
• 5. Methods to study retinoid binding proteins (1-2 chapters)
• 6. Enzymatic conversion of different forms of retinoids (1-2 chapters)
• 7. Retinoid isomerase assays (1-2 chapters)
• 8. Visualization of retinoids in vivo (1-2 chapters)
• 9. Protocols to detect retinoids in animal models (1-2 chapters)
• 10. Eletrophysiological assays involving retinoids (1-2 chapters)
• 11. Acute regulation of neuronal signaling by light
• 12. Regulation of transcription by retinoic acid
• 13. Vitamin A deficiency studies in animals
• 14. Vitamin A’s immunological functions
• 15. Role of retinoids in epithelial differentiation and maintenance
• 16. The role of retinoids in tissue patterning during development
• 17. Novel role of retinal in energy balance
• 18. Retinoids and cancer (1-4 chapters)
• 19. Retinoids in tissue regeneration
• 20. Pathogenic compounds derived from retinoids (1-2 chapters)