Editors:
- Contains important and timely research on the role of Taurine in health and disease
- Provides information on the role of Taurine in multiple organ systems as well as the cardiovascular and renal systems
- Top scientists in the field contribute investigations into the biological effects and mechanisms of the action of taurine
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 803)
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Table of contents (73 papers)
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Front Matter
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Biology of Taurine and Related Sulfur-Amino Acids
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Front Matter
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Taurine, Taurine Derivatives and Immune System
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About this book
Taurine 9 contains original articles and critical reviews based on the oral and poster presentations of XIX International Taurine Meeting held in Kraków, Poland in May 2014. The purpose of the book is to present current ideas, new avenues and research regarding biological functions and clinical applications of taurine and taurine derivatives. It focuses on all aspects of taurine research including the cardiovascular system, the immune system, diabetes, the central nervous system, endocrine system and the role of taurine supplements in nutrition. It also includes presentations of novel animal experimental models using Cdo1 and CSAD knock-out mice.
Editors and Affiliations
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Chair of Immunology, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Janusz Marcinkiewicz
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Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA
Stephen W. Schaffer
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Taurine 9
Editors: Janusz Marcinkiewicz, Stephen W. Schaffer
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15126-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
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 Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15125-0Published: 14 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36414-8Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15126-7Published: 01 April 2015
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 905
Number of Illustrations: 232 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour
Topics: Protein Science, Medical Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Cardiology