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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Main Authors: Ho Jau-Der, Chang Chia-Chieh, Huang Kai-Han, Lu Ruey-Hwa, Tsai Li Hsueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/11