Role of taurine on acid secretion in the rat stomach
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Taurine has chemical structure similar to an inhibitory neurotransmitter, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Previous studies on GABA in the stomach suggest GABAergic neuron is involved in acid secretion, but the effects of taurine are poor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
Online Access: | http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/11 |