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The last ten years have been productive in demonstrating the range of important roles of taurine in several species, including man. These findings constitute almost a subscience from which the practical fruits are yet to come.
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Covarrubias, J. (1994). Taurine and the Lung: Pharmacological Intervention by Aerosol Route. In: Huxtable, R.J., Michalk, D. (eds) Taurine in Health and Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 359. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1471-2_44
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