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Taurine-Deficient Cardiomyopathy: Role of Phospholipids, Calcium and Osmotic Stress

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    Stephen Schaffer & Viktoriya Solodushko

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    Junichi Azuma

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Schaffer, S., Solodushko, V., Azuma, J. (2002). Taurine-Deficient Cardiomyopathy: Role of Phospholipids, Calcium and Osmotic Stress. In: Della Corte, L., Huxtable, R.J., Sgaragli, G., Tipton, K.F. (eds) Taurine 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 483. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46838-7_6

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