Taurine depletion, a novel mechanism for cardioprotection from regional ischemia

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 42-4, 1997, Pages

  Schaffer, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alanine; Infarct size; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAURINE;

EID: 20644464566     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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