"Vitamin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.
| Descriptor ID |
D014801
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860 D02.455.849.131.495.818 D23.767.261.700.860
|
| Concept/Terms |
Retinol- Retinol
- 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol, (all-E)-Isomer
- All-Trans-Retinol
- All Trans Retinol
- Vitamin A1
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vitamin A".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vitamin A".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vitamin A" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vitamin A" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A" by people in Profiles.
-
Comerford K, Lawson Y, Young M, Knight M, McKinney K, Mpasi P, Mitchell E. The role of dairy food intake for improving health among black Americans across the life continuum: A summary of the evidence. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Apr; 116(2 Pt 2):292-315.
-
Marek S, Forbes G, Avery RA, Zanganeh T, Davidson S, DeCarlo E, Kumar P, Hammersmith K. Potential blindness from nutritional xerophthalmia in autistic patients. J AAPOS. 2023 08; 27(4):198.e1-198.e4.
-
Ahenda P, Washburn DJ, Colwell B, Lee S, Gwarzo I, Kellstedt DK, Maddock JE. Shifts in Social Determinants of Vitamin A Supplementation Among Children Under Five in Kenya, 2003-2014. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Jul; 27(7):1284-1292.
-
Alsoudi AF, Loya A, Abouodah H, Koo E, Rahimy E. An Evaluation of Popular Online Eye Health Products on Amazon Marketplace. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023 03; 54(3):147-152.
-
Choi S, Pandit S, Patil SA, Brodie SE. Documentation of recovery from vitamin A deficiency-related retinopathy via multimodal imaging and electroretinogram testing. Doc Ophthalmol. 2022 10; 145(2):157-162.
-
Schwartz SG, Wang X, Chavis P, Kuriyan AE, Abariga SA. Vitamin A and fish oils for preventing the progression of retinitis pigmentosa. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 06 18; 6(6):CD008428.
-
Sabir AA, Bilbis LS, Saidu Y, Jimoh A, Iwuala SO, Isezuo SA, Kaoje AU, Abubakar SA. Oxidative stress among subjects with metabolic syndrome in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract. 2016 Jan-Feb; 19(1):128-32.
-
Gonzalez-Fernandez F, Betts-Obregon B, Yust B, Mimun J, Sung D, Sardar D, Tsin AT. Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein protects retinoids from photodegradation. Photochem Photobiol. 2015 Mar-Apr; 91(2):371-8.
-
Shim E, Yeum KJ, Tang G, Ahn SH, Hwang J, Lee-Kim YC. Retinoids, carotenoids, and tocopherols in breast adipose tissue and serum of benign breast disease and breast cancer patients. Nutr Cancer. 2012; 64(7):956-63.
-
Mohler ER, Gainer JL, Whitten K, Eraso LH, Thanaporn PK, Bauer T. Evaluation of trans sodium crocetinate on safety and exercise performance in patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication. Vasc Med. 2011 Oct; 16(5):346-53.