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Taurine in Health and Disease
. Ed(S): Huxtable, Ryan J.; Michalk, Dietrich
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paperback. Editor(s): Huxtable, Ryan J.; Michalk, Dietrich. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 891.
Taurine, or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid, has long been known to be the major organic product formed from the breakdown of the sulfur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine. It is excreted as such in the urine or as bile acid conjugates in the bile. Research over the last 25 years, however, has uncovered an amazing variety of phenomena involving taurine. Despite the fact that the mechanism of action of taurine in some of these phenomena remains to be elucidated, it is clear that taurine is of far more physiological relevance than being the mere metabolic debris of sulfur amino acid catabolism. ... Read more
Taurine, or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid, has long been known to be the major organic product formed from the breakdown of the sulfur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine. It is excreted as such in the urine or as bile acid conjugates in the bile. Research over the last 25 years, however, has uncovered an amazing variety of phenomena involving taurine. Despite the fact that the mechanism of action of taurine in some of these phenomena remains to be elucidated, it is clear that taurine is of far more physiological relevance than being the mere metabolic debris of sulfur amino acid catabolism. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489914736
SKU
V9781489914736
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