Taurine-induced changes in transcription profiling of metabolism-related genes in human hepatoma cells HepG2

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 583, Issue , 2006, Pages 119-128

  Park, Sung Hee ^a   Lee, Haemi ^a   Park, Kun Koo ^b   Kim, Ha Won ^c   Lee, Dong Hee ^c   Park, Taesun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b PharmacoGenechips Inc   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

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EID: 84934437906     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33504-9_12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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