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Cysteamine Dioxygenase: Evidence for the Physiological Conversion of Cysteamine to Hypotaurine in Rat and Mouse Tissues

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Taurine 6

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Coloso, R.M., Hirschberger, L.L., Dominy, J.E., Lee, JI., Stipanuk, M.H. (2006). Cysteamine Dioxygenase: Evidence for the Physiological Conversion of Cysteamine to Hypotaurine in Rat and Mouse Tissues. In: Oja, S.S., Saransaari, P. (eds) Taurine 6. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 583. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33504-9_3

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