a compound with vitamin A-like properties that may be prescribed for severe cases of psoriasis that do not respond to other therapies
A substance resembling vitamin A that is used to treat skin conditions such as acne and has been reported to reduce skin wrinkling.
A natural or synthetic substance derived from vitamin A.
Vitamin A or a vitamin A-like compound.
a substance closely related chemically to vitamin A. (Vitamin A is retinoic acid and its esters, or retinyl alcohol.) Retinoids regulate growth of epithelial cells (skin, lung, and gut) and are often powerful antioxidants and cancer preventing agents. The early stages of some epithelial cancers can be converted back into normal tissue by some retinoids. Retinoids are also chemically closely related to and made from carotenoids.
Natural or synthetic derivative of vitamin A with a wide range of therapeutic applications. See Vitamin A Derivatives.
The retinoids are a class of chemical compounds that are related chemically to vitamin A. Retinoids are used in medicine, primarily due to the way they regulate epithelial cell growth.