targretin

targretin
A novel synthetic retinoid analog that binds to members of the RXR subclass of receptors; of low toxicity, it induces apoptosis in a variety of tumor cell types.

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Tar·gret·in (tar-gretґin) trademark for preparations of bexarotene.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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