Taurine protection of PC12 cells against endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by oxidative stress

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Taurine is a free amino acid present in high concentrations in a variety of organs of mammalians. As an antioxidant, taurine has been found to protect cells against oxidative stress, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear.<...

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Main Authors: Pan Chunliu, Giraldo Grace S, Prentice Howard, Wu Jang-Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science