Category:GO:0071939 ! vitamin A import into cell

name: vitamin A import into cell
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:mah, PMID:16011460, PMID:1924551]
synonym: "vitamin A import" RELATED []
synonym: "vitamin A uptake" EXACT [GOC:mah, GOC:rs]
is_a: GO:0035461 ! vitamin transmembrane transport
is_a: GO:0071938 ! vitamin A transport
is_a: GO:0098657 ! import into cell
is_a: GO:0140354 ! lipid import into cell

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0071939</GOterm>
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