Why is taurine cytoprotective?

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2003:526:307-21. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0077-3_39.

Authors

Stephen Schaffer¹, Junichi Azuma, Kyoko Takahashi, Mahmood Mozaffari

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA.

PMID: 12908615
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0077-3_39

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Calcium / metabolism
Cell Membrane / drug effects
Osmolar Concentration
Taurine / pharmacology*

Substances

Antioxidants
Taurine
Calcium