Taurine and central nervous system disorders

Amino Acids

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-46

  Menzie, Janet ^a,b   Pan, Chunliu ^a   Prentice, Howard ^b   Wu, Jang Yen ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Huntington's disease; Neuroprotective mechanisms; Parkinson's disease; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; TAURINE;

EID: 84895910772     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1382-z     Document Type: Review

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