Retinoids (retinol [vitamin A] and its biologically active metabolites) are essential signaling
molecules that control various developmental pathways and influence the proliferation and …

Many aspects of physiology and behavior in organisms from bacteria to man are subjected
to circadian regulation. Indeed, the major function of the circadian clock consists in the …

T-ray wavelengths are long enough to pass through dry, nonpolar objects opaque at visible
wavelengths, but short enough to be manipulated by optical components to form an image …

Retinoic acid (RA) acts as an anti-proliferative and redifferentiation agent in the therapy of
thyroid carcinoma. Our previous studies demonstrated that pretreatment of follicular thyroid …

Cancer chemoprevention by phytochemicals may be one of the most feasible approaches
for cancer control. Phytochemicals obtained from vegetables, fruits, spices, teas, herbs and …

Introduction Isotretinoin is a synthetic vitamin A derivative, administered off-label as
maintenance therapy for neuroblastoma. This report addresses the challenge of …

The purpose of the present work was to investigate the potential of novel lipid-carrier
“beads” consisting of minispheres made of alpha-cyclodextrin and soybean oil for the …

Pituitary growth hormone (GH), like several other protein hormones, shows an unusual
episodic pattern of molecular evolution in which sustained bursts of rapid change are …

Background: Dedifferentiation of thyroid follicular cells renders radioiodine therapy
ineffective in patients of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). An alternative therapy to treat …

The Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) is one of the most common groups of
malignancies arising in children, adolescents, and young adults up to approximately 25 …