Taurine 8 Volume 1: The Nervous System, Immune System, Diabetes and

Taurine 8 represents the combined efforts of investigators on the roles of the amino acid taurine on human health and disease. The chapters covered in this book are directly derived from presentations of the contributors at the 18th International Taurine

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Abdeslem El Idrissi



William J. L’Amoreaux

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Taurine 8 Volume 1: The Nervous System, Immune System, Diabetes and the Cardiovascular System

Editors Abdeslem El Idrissi City University of New York Center for Developmental Neuroscience College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY, USA

William J. L’Amoreaux City University of New York Department of Biology College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY, USA

ISSN 0065-2598 ISBN 978-1-4614-6129-6 ISBN 978-1-4614-6130-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6130-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953700 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

The organizing committee wishes to thank all attendees of the 18th International Taurine Meeting that took place in Marrakesh, Morocco, from April 7th to 13th. This year, the conference highlighted the “Mystique of Taurine.” Taurine investigators have had the privilege of attending these scientific meetings on three continents: Asia, Europe, and North America. This marked the first time that our conference was held in Africa. As a result, we present here the data from investigators from five of the six cont