Taurine: An osmolyte in mammalian tissues

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 442, Issue , 1998, Pages 209-217

  Pasantes Morales, H ^a   Quesada, O ^a   Moran J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODIDE; RUBIDIUM; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL VOLUME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HEART PROTECTION; HYPEROSMOLALITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031809899     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0117-0_27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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