Presence of cellular retinol and retinoic acid binding proteins in human uterus.
Human uterine cells contain two separate soluble proteins, one binding retinol and one binding retinoic acid with high specifity. This suggests that both retinol and retinoic acid may be required for normal uterine function.
D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding; D012995:Solubility; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000378:metabolism; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014212:Tretinoin