- Discussion:
- it is also required in appropriate amounts for membrane stability;
- excess or defeciency may lead to rupture of lysosomal membranes;
- Vit A participates in the biology of epithelium, and in excess it causes proliferation of basal cells and hyperkeratinization;
- Toxicity:
- causes increased intracranial pressure, vomiting, and lethargy
Effect of supplemental vitamin A on colon anastomotic healing in rats given preoperative irradiation.
Restoration of collagen formation in photodamaged human skin by tretinoin (retinoic acid)
Cortisone, vitamin A, and wound healing: the importance of measuring wound surface area.
Supplemental vitamin A prevents the acute radiation-induced defect in wound healing.
Effects of chronic corticosteroids and vitamin A on the healing of intestinal anastomoses.
Supplemental vitamin A prevents the tumor-induced defect in wound healing.
Impaired wound healing in streptozotocin diabetes. Prevention by supplemental vitamin A.
The effect of methylprednisolone and vitamin A on wound healing. II.
The effect of methylprednisolone and vitamin A on wound healing. I.