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Maternal retinol levels drop during the critical window of lung and diaphragm formation in the mouse. After the first week of gestation, maternal retinol levels drop drastically, particularly around the initiation of lung branching off of the foregut. Maternal retinol levels are lowest at the point when the diaphragm typically closes. [Adapted from Satre et al. (105), with permission.]
