Physiological role of taurine – from organism to organelle

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 191-212

  Lambert, I H ^a   Kristensen, D M ^a,b   Holm, J B ^a   Mortensen, O H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cell volume regulation; hypoxia; lung function; membrane dynamics; mitochondrial function

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TAURINE; TAURINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SIZE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SIZE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ORGANELLES; TAURINE;

EID: 85028211565     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12365     Document Type: Review

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