Stephen W. Schaffer

Taurine depletion caused by knocking out the taurine transporter gene leads to cardiomyopathy with cardiac atrophy

Takashi Ito, Yasushi Kimura, Yoriko Uozumi et al. · Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology · 2008 · 214 citations

Taurine Transporter Gene, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure +8

Taurine inhibits apoptosis by preventing formation of the Apaf-1/caspase-9 apoptosome

Tomoka Takatani, Kyôko Takahashi, Yoriko Uozumi et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2004 · 148 citations

Apoptosis, Cell Death, Oxidative Stress +17

Streptozotocin-induced non-insulin-dependent diabetes protects the heart from infarction.

Ye Liu, J D Thornton, Michael V. Cohen et al. · Circulation · 1993 · 145 citations · Full text

Effect of taurine on calcium paradox and ischemic heart failure

Jay H. Kramer, James P. Chovan, Stephen W. Schaffer · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · 1981 · 141 citations

Mechanobiology, Cardiac Muscle, Heart Failure +13

Mitochondrial DNA damage triggers mitochondrial-superoxide generation and apoptosis

Craig Ricci, Viktor Pastukh, Joshua N. Leonard et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2007 · 140 citations

Dna Damage, Mitochondrial Function, Biochemistry +14