Taurine depletion, a novel mechanism for cardioprotection from regional ischemia

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 PART 2, 1997, Pages

  Allo, Simon N ^a,c   Bagby, Lillian ^b   Schaffer, Stephen W ^c  

^a Departments of Surgery   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

Infarct size; Osmoregulation; alanine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745356792     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.4.h1956     Document Type: Article

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