330: Retinoic Acid Function in the Hippocampus
Vitamin A is an essential nutrient but little is known about how it affects the brain of the adult. In general, vitamin A acts though its product retinoic acid. This project will investigate how retinoic acid regulates one region of the brain — the hippocampus, an area essential for learning and memory.
Date: Tue Aug 29 14:18:16 BST 2006