Physiological actions of taurine

Huxtable, R. J.·1992·Physiological Reviews

DOI 10.1152/physrev.1992.72.1.101

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Authors: Huxtable, R. J.
Venue: Physiological Reviews
Publisher: American Physiological Society
Published: 1992-01-01
Volume: 72
Issue: 1
Pages: 101-163
ISSN: 0031-9333 (ISSN-L)
1522-1210
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.1992.72.1.101
OpenAlex: W2177909750
Cited by: 2,595
References: 0
FWCI: 16.61
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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