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Summary of the metabolism of vitamin A, running from different dietary sources through generation of bioactive metabolites, as well as reactions required for clearance. All-trans stereoisomers predominate away from the eye, whereas the eye, and particularly the retina, feature 11-cis and all-trans isomers, crucial for vision.
