Serum Taurine and Stroke Risk in Women: A Prospective, Nested Case-Control Study.

Serum Taurine and Stroke Risk in Women: A Prospective, Nested Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND:Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a conditionally essential sulfur-containing amino acid, is mainly obtained from diet in humans. Experimental studies have shown that taurine's main biological actions include bile salt conjugation, blood pressure regulation, anti-oxidation, and a...

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Main Authors: Fen Wu, Karen L Koenig, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Saran Jonas, Yelena Afanasyeva, Oktawia P Wójcik, Max Costa, Yu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750934?pdf=render

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