Taurine in Nutrition and Neurology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
Coordination and Binding of Taurine as Determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements on 13 C-Labeled Taurine....Pages 5-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-21
Sources and Turnover Rates of Taurine in Newborn, Weanling, and Mature Rats....Pages 23-45
Studies on the Renal Handling of Taurine: Changes during Maturation and After Altered Dietary Intake....Pages 47-63
Taurine and Tapetum Structure....Pages 65-78
Taurine Deficiency: A Rationale for Taurine Depletion....Pages 79-87
Taurine Nutrition in Man....Pages 89-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-98
Hypotaurine Aminotransferase....Pages 99-113
Hypotaurine Uptake in Mouse Brain Slices....Pages 115-126
The Sulfur-Containing Amino Acid Pathway in Normal and Malignant Cell Growth....Pages 127-141
Taurine Transport by Reconstituted Membrane Vesicles....Pages 143-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-163
Electrophysiological Effects of Taurine in Cardiac Purkinje Fibers and Myocardial Taurine Loss during Ischemia. Is There a Relationship?....Pages 165-180
Observations on the Action of Taurine at Arterial and Cardiac Levels....Pages 181-190
Elevated Blood Taurine Levels After Myocardial Infarction or Cardiovascular Surgery: Is There Any Significance?....Pages 191-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-210
Interaction of Taurine with its Precursor, Cysteine Sulfinic Acid, in the Central Nervous System....Pages 211-219
Differential Effects of Light and Dark Adaptations on Function and Metabolism of Retinal Taurine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)....Pages 221-238
Changed Taurine-Glutamic Acid Content and Altered Nervous Tissue Cytoarchitecture....Pages 239-256
Taurine, Cysteinesulfinic Acid Decarboxylase and Glutamic Acid in Brain....Pages 257-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-271
The Role of Taurine in Nervous Tissue: Its Effects on Ionic Fluxes....Pages 273-292
Taurine Receptors in CNS Membranes: Binding Studies....Pages 293-310
Specific Binding of Taurine in Central Nervous System....Pages 311-324
Front Matter....Pages 269-271
Central Neuropharmacology of D-Ala 2 -Met-Enkephalinamide and its Interactions with Taurine in Rats....Pages 325-343
Central Effects of Taurine: Antagonistic Effects on Central Actions of Angiotensin....Pages 345-359
Taurine and Thermoregulation: Behavioral and Cellular Studies....Pages 361-372
Influence of Centrally Administered Taurine on Thermoregulation and Fever....Pages 373-387
Taurine and Friedreich’s Ataxia: An Update....Pages 389-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-402
How are Tissue Taurine Concentrations Regulated?....Pages 403-426
Are the Pharmacological Actions of Taurine Related to its Physiological Functions?....Pages 427-446
What Does Taurine Do?....Pages 447-470
Do Taurine and its Analogs or Cogeners Have Actions in Common?....Pages 471-486
Is Taurine Essential in Development?....Pages 487-512
Does Taurine have Clinical Significance?....Pages 513-532
Back Matter....Pages 533-551