Editors:
- Book summarizes the most recent research findings obtained during the last three to four years since the publication of the preceding book on taurine
- Present volume is the newest member of the series of books on taurine highlighted in AEMB
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 643)
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Table of contents (56 papers)
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Effect of Taurine on Brain and Retina
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Effect of Taurine on Skeletal Muscle
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Front Matter
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Gastroenteric and Hepatic Effects of Taurine
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department Clinical Evaluation of Medicines and Therapeutics, Osaka University, Suita Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
Junichi Azuma
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Department of Pharmacology College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA
Stephen W. Schaffer, Takashi Ito
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Taurine 7
Editors: Junichi Azuma, Stephen W. Schaffer, Takashi Ito
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75681-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75680-6Published: 02 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2600-5Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-75681-3Published: 05 November 2008
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 546
Topics: Immunology, Biochemistry, general, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Human Physiology, Neurosciences
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