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The Effect of Taurine on Blood Pressure, and Urinary Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Excretion

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Taurine in Health and Disease

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 359))

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Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid found in large quantities in muscle, brain, heart and blood. Its numerous physiological and biological properties are still not fully understood. Studies have examined the physiological effects of taurine in several different areas. Proposed functions include: major inhibitory neurotransmitter; inhibitory neuromodulator; regulator of Ca2+ movements in muscle (cardiac, smooth and skeletal); transmitter within the retina; growth factor in brain development; and major osmoregulater within cells in the periphery and the central nervous system (CNS) (2,6–8,10,14,15).

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  1. Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, JHMHC BOX 100487, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA

    Michael J. Meldrum, Raymond Tu, Tucker Patterson, Ralph Dawson Jr. & Trish Petty

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  1. College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Meldrum, M.J., Tu, R., Patterson, T., Dawson, R., Petty, T. (1994). The Effect of Taurine on Blood Pressure, and Urinary Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Excretion. In: Huxtable, R.J., Michalk, D. (eds) Taurine in Health and Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 359. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1471-2_21

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