Tretinoin
Synonyms
Acid, Retinoic
Acid, Vitamin A
Acid, all-trans-Retinoic
Acid, beta-all-trans-Retinoic
Acid, trans-Retinoic
Potassium Salt, Tretinoin
Retin A
Retin-A
Retinoic Acid
Retinoic acid
Salt, Tretinoin Potassium
Salt, Tretinoin Sodium
Salt, Tretinoin Zinc
Sodium Salt, Tretinoin
Tretinoin Potassium Salt
Tretinoin Sodium Salt
Tretinoin Zinc Salt
Vesanoid
Vitamin A Acid
Zinc Salt, Tretinoin
all trans Retinoic Acid
all-trans-Retinoic Acid
beta all trans Retinoic Acid
beta-all-trans-Retinoic Acid
trans Retinoic Acid
trans-Retinoic Acid
An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).
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