Effect of taurine and potential interactions with caffeine on cardiovascular function

Amino Acids

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1147-1157

  Schaffer, Stephen W ^a   Shimada, Kayoko ^a,c   Jong, Chian Ju ^a   Ito, Takashi ^b   Azuma, Junichi ^b   Takahashi, Kyoko ^c  

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

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caffeine taurine interactions; Energy drinks; Physiological functions of taurine

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; TAURINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY DRINK; HEART; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAFFEINE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY DRINKS; HEART; HUMANS; TAURINE;

EID: 84898921601     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1708-0     Document Type: Review

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