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In human volunteers it has been shown that taurine supplementation decreases collagen-induced thromboxane release and platelet aggregation (6). In addition, we found that, while in vitro taurine did not modify platelet aggregation per se, it potentiated the effect of anti-aggregating agents such as aspirin, papaverine, or sodium nitroprusside (13). These observations seem to indicate a possible role for taurine in the modulation of platelet function.
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Franconi, F. et al. (1994). Taurine Levels in Plasma and Platelets in Insulin-Dependent and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Correlation with Platelet Aggregation. 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_45
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