Taurine
Subtitle: nutritional value and mechanisms of action
By: edited by John B. Lombardini, Stephen W. Schaffer, and Junichi Azuma.
Contributors: Lombardini, J. Barry.; Schaffer, S. W.; Azuma, Junichi.; Waltham Symposium on Taurine and Cat Nutrition (1991 : Orange Beach, Ala.); International Taurine Symposium: New Dimensions on its Mechanisms of Action (1991 : Orange Beach, Ala.)
Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology ;; v. 315
Publisher: Plenum Press; Plenum Publishing Corporation; Springer
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Taurine -- Physiological effect -- Congresses; Cats -- Nutrition -- Congresses
Description: Proceedings of the Waltham Symposium on Taurine and Cat Nutrition, held October 1991, and of the International Taurine Symposium: New Dimensions on its Mechanisms of Action, held October 1991, in Orange Beach, Alabama. The single biggest factor in elucidating the many functions of taurine in the last 20 years has been the special importance of this compound for the cat, and the recognition of the importance of this animal in taurine research. The interests of pet food producers and veterinarians have ramifications for research involving the heart, development, the central nervous system, the lung, and osmoregulation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Proceedings of the Waltham Symposium on Taurine and Cat Nutrition, held October 8, 1991; and of the International Taurine Symposium: New Dimensions on its Mechanisms of Action, held October 9-10, 1991, in Orange Beach, Alabama"--T.p. verso.