Conversion of carotene to vitamin A by sebaceous glands; interference in pityriasis rubra pilaris, ichthyosis, and psoriasis as shown by fluorescent microscopy.
D002338:Carotenoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D017490:Ichthyosis, Lamellar; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008853:Microscopy; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000378:metabolism*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism*
D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids
CAROTENE/metabolism; ICHTHYOSIS/metabolism; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS/metabolism; PSORIASIS/metabolism; SEBACEOUS GLANDS/metabolism; VITAMIN A/metabolism