Taurine homeostasis and its importance for physiological functions

Metabolic and Therapeutic Aspects of Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 739-747

  Hansen, Svend Høime ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

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