Effect of β-alanine treatment on mitochondrial taurine level and 5-taurinomethyluridine content

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The β-amino acid, taurine, is a nutritional requirement in some species. In these species, the depletion of intracellular stores of taurine leads to the development of severe organ dysfunction. The basis underlying these defects is p...

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Main Authors: Jong Chian, Ito Takashi, Mozaffari Mahmood, Azuma Junichi, Schaffer Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science