"Vitamin A Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179)
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D014802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.628
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin A Deficiency- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin A
- Deficiencies, Vitamin A
- Vitamin A Deficiencies
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Tian Y, Nichols RG, Cai J, Patterson AD, Cantorna MT. Vitamin A deficiency in mice alters host and gut microbial metabolism leading to altered energy homeostasis. J Nutr Biochem. 2018 04; 54:28-34.
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Gundra UM, Girgis NM, Gonzalez MA, San Tang M, Van Der Zande HJP, Lin JD, Ouimet M, Ma LJ, Poles J, Vozhilla N, Fisher EA, Moore KJ, Loke P. Vitamin A mediates conversion of monocyte-derived macrophages into tissue-resident macrophages during alternative activation. Nat Immunol. 2017 06; 18(6):642-653.
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Sim RR, Sullivan KE, Valdes EV, Fleming GJ, Terrell SP. A comparison of oral and topical vitamin A supplementation in African foam-nesting frogs (Chiromantis xerampelina). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2010 Sep; 41(3):456-60.
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Fujita M, Brindle E, Shofer J, Ndemwa P, Kombe Y, Shell-Duncan B, O'Connor KA. Retinol-binding protein stability in dried blood spots. Clin Chem. 2007 Nov; 53(11):1972-5.
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Mukherjee S, Date A, Patravale V, Korting HC, Roeder A, Weindl G. Retinoids in the treatment of skin aging: an overview of clinical efficacy and safety. Clin Interv Aging. 2006; 1(4):327-48.
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Gamble MV, Palafox NA, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Briand K, Semba RD. Relationship of vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency, and inflammation to anemia among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Oct; 58(10):1396-401.
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Gamble MV, Palafox NA, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Briand K, Semba RD. Carotenoid status among preschool children with vitamin A deficiency in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004; 13(4):336-40.
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Palafox NA, Gamble MV, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Briand K, Semba RD. Vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency, and anemia among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Nutrition. 2003 May; 19(5):405-8.
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Gamble MV, Ramakrishnan R, Palafox NA, Briand K, Berglund L, Blaner WS. Retinol binding protein as a surrogate measure for serum retinol: studies in vitamin A-deficient children from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Mar; 73(3):594-601.
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Nayyar T, Mukherjee S, Das SK. Alterations in binding characteristics of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in testes by vitamin A deficiency in guinea pigs. Mol Cell Biochem. 2000 Aug; 211(1-2):47-50.