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Serum Taurine and Stroke Risk in Women: A Prospective, Nested Case-Control Study
by Fen Wu, Karen L. Koenig, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Saran Jonas, Yelena Afanasyeva, Oktawia P. Wójcik, Max Costa, Yu Chen
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 anti-inflammation. Methods We conducted a prospective case-control study nested in the New York University Women’s Health Study, a cohort study involving 14,274 women enrolled since 1985. Taurine was measure...
Source: PLoS One - February 11, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fen Wu et al. Source Type: research
