Chapter 15 The biology and toxicology of retinoids in fish

Publisher This chapter summarizes the available information about the retinoid system in fish and highlights the components that set it apart from the mammalian system. The chapter reviews the pollutant effects of toxicant exposure on the fish retinoid system, as documented in both the field and lab studies. The retinoids originate from carotenoids obtained from the diet as vitamins and are best known as visual pigments involved in signal …