The contribution of low plasma taurine to clinical complications of homocystinurea [14]

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 203-204

  Mafrici, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; METHIONINE; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECTOPIA LENTIS; FOOD INTAKE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; THROMBOSIS;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TAURINE;

EID: 18944398989     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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