Expanding the circle 1975-1999: Sulfur biochemistry and insights on the biological functions of taurine

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 483, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-25

  Huxtable, Ryan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

SULFUR; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; RESEARCH; SULFUR; TAURINE;

EID: 0034584219     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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