INDICE:
1. Overview of retinoids in physiology and disease
2. General handling of retinoids (in vivo and in vitro applications)
3. Opsin reconstitution in vitro (1-4 chapters-vertebrate and invertebrate)
4. Retinol uptake assay from retinol binding protein (1-2 chapters)
5. Methods to study retinoid binding proteins (1-2 chapters)
6. Enzymatic conversion of different forms of retinoids (1-2 chapters)
7. Retinoid isomerase assays (1-2 chapters)
8. Visualization of retinoids in vivo (1-2 chapters)
9. Protocols to detect retinoids in animal models (1-2 chapters)
10. Eletrophysiological assays involving retinoids (1-2 chapters)
11. Acute regulation of neuronal signaling by light
12. Regulation of transcription by retinoic acid
13. Vitamin A deficiency studies in animals
14. Vitamin A""s immunological functions
15. Role of retinoids in epithelial differentiation and maintenance
16. The role of retinoids in tissue patterning during development
17. Novel role of retinal in energy balance
18. Retinoids and cancer (1-4 chapters)
19. Retinoids in tissue regeneration
20. Pathogenic compounds derived from retinoids (1-2 chapters)
