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Systemically Administered Taurine: Pharmacologically Activated Mechanisms

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    Tadaomi A. Miyamoto (Former Research Department Head)

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Miyamoto, K.J., Miyamoto, M.R., Miyamoto, T.A. (2006). Systemically Administered Taurine: Pharmacologically Activated Mechanisms. 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_38

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