Taurine chloramine inhibits the production of nitric oxide and superoxide anion by modulating specific mitogen-activated protein kinases

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 583, Issue , 2006, Pages 493-498

  Kim, Chaekyun ^a   Choi, Hyung Sim ^b   Kim, Jun Woo ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b NONE

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EID: 84934436885     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33504-9_55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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