Taurine is an osmolyte in rat liver macrophages (Kupffer cells)

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1340-1347

  Warskulat, Ulrich ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Häussinger, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisoosmolarity; Betaine; Cell volume; Cyclooxygenase 2; Kupffer cells; Macrophages; Phagocytosis; Prostaglandin E2; Taurine; Taurine transporter

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HYPEROSMOLARITY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030837450     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80470-9     Document Type: Article

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