Does urinary taurine reflect changes in protein metabolism? A study with cycloheximide in rats

Biomarkers

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-114

  Waterfield, Catherine J ^a   Asker, Daniel S ^a   Timbrell, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycloheximide; Protein synthesis; Taurine; Urinary marker

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013563189     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13547509609088678     Document Type: Article

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