title: A history of vitamin A and retinoids.
abstract: This is a historical account of the recognition of human vitamin A deficiency from ancient Egypt to the present century, as well as history of the discovery of vitamin A and the functions of vitamin A and the retinoids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-3104, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D012176:Retinoids / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D012176:Retinoids; D014801:Vitamin A