Ryan J. Huxtable; Junichi Azuma; Kinya Kuriyama; Masao Nakagawa; Akemichi Baba Springer Science+Business Media (1996) Saatavuus: Tilaustuote Kovakantinen kirja
Springer Sivumäärä: 546 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Painos: 2009 Julkaisuvuosi: 2008, 02.12.2008 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
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 the proceedings of the 16th International Taurine Meeting. This meeting is a multidisciplinary symposium, with participants presenting different fields of biological science. This volume focuses on all aspects of taurine research from immunology and its effect on health to chemistry and biochemistry, including future clinical applications.
