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| Other authors / contributors: | Azuma, Junichi.
Schaffer, S. W.
Ito, Takashi, Dr.
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| ISBN: | 9780387756813 (electronic bk.)
0387756817 (electronic bk.)
6611871063 (electronic bk.)
9786611871062 (electronic bk.)
0387756809 (Cloth)
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
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| Summary: | Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is an enigmatic compound abounding in animal tissues. It is present at relatively high concentrations in all electrically excitable tissues such as brain, sensory organs, heart, and muscle, and in certain endocrine glands. Some of its physiological functions are already established, for example as an essential nutrient during development and as a neuromodulator or osmolyte, but the cellular mechanisms are still mostly a matter of conjecture. Moreover, there are a number of other putative functions of taurine less well known at present. Taurine 7 contains th.
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| Other form: | Print version: International Taurine Meeting (16th : 2007 : Shizuoka, Japan). Taurine 7. New York : Springer, c2009 9780387756806 0387756809
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