Vitamin A Compound

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance|Vitamin

**Definition:** A compound containing vitamin A, a natural, fat-soluble vitamin that plays a vital role in a variety of physiologic processes including immune function, vision, reproduction, and cellular growth and differentiation. Upon administration, the various forms of vitamin A are solubilized into micelles in the intestinal lumen and absorbed by duodenal mucosal cells.

**Synonyms:** - 3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol - A 313 - Anti-Infective Vitamin - Anti-Infective vitamin - Antixerophthalmic Vitamin - Antixerophthalmic vitamin - Aquasol A - Aquasol A - Arovit - Avibon - Avibon - Avitol - Avitol - Axerol - Axerol - Axerophthol - Axerophthol - Axerophtholum - Biosterol - Biosterol - Biovit-A - Del-VI-A - Del-Vi-A - Ido A 50 - Idrurto A - Lard Factor - Lard-Factor - Ledovit A - Micelle A - Mulsal A Megadosis - Oleovitamin A - Oleovitamin A - Ophthalamin - Ophthalamin - Pedi-Vit-A - Retinol, all trans- - Rinocusi Vitaminico - VITAMIN A - Vitamin A - Vitamin A - Vitamin A Alcohol - Vitamin A USP - Vitamin A1 - Vitamin A1 - Vitaminoftalmina - Vitaminum A - Vogan - Vogan - vitamin A