vitamin A import into cell

Term ID

GO:0071939

Synonyms

vitamin A import
vitamin A uptake

Definition

The directed movement of vitamin A from outside of a cell, across the plasma membrane and into the cytosol. Vitamin A is any of several retinoid derivatives of beta-carotene, primarily retinol, retinal, or retinoic acid. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: import into cell lipid import into cell vitamin A transport vitamin transmembrane transport

import into cell lipid import into cell vitamin A transport vitamin transmembrane transport Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes