Genetic Dissection of Retinoic Acid Function in Epidermis Physiology

    May 2002 in “ PubMed
    Norbert B. Ghyselinck, Benoît Chapellier, C. Campos Calleja, Alexander Indra, Max Li, Nadia Messaddeq, Michaela Mark, Daniel Metzger, Pascal Chambon
    Studysummary This study demonstrated that mice lacking skin-specific RXRalpha expression developed hair follicle degeneration and alopecia, indicating the importance of RXRalpha/VDR heterodimers in maintaining hair follicle homeostasis.
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