The in vivo and in vitro protective properties of taurine

General Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 453-462

  Timbrell, John A ^a   Seabra, Vitor ^a   Waterfield, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cytoprotection; hepatotoxicity; susceptibility; Taurine

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; 1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE; 4,4' METHYLENEDIANILINE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYDRAZINE; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPLETION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMAN; TAURINE;

EID: 0028921717     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(94)00203-Y     Document Type: Review

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