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The Effects of Taurine on Excitable Tissues pp 405–418Cite as

Factors that Modify the Tissue Concentration or Metabolism of Taurine

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Although the presence of taurine in biological tissues has been known for almost a century and a half, the functional significance(s) of this compound and its immediate precursors has not, as yet, been clearly delineated. Proposed roles for taurine in retina, muscle, and heart as well as other tissues are described in other chapters of this volume.

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, USA

    S. W. Schaffer Ph.D.

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Steven I. Baskin Ph.D.

  3. Department of Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, USA

    James J. Kocsis Ph.D.

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Baskin, S.I., Finney, C.M. (1981). Factors that Modify the Tissue Concentration or Metabolism of Taurine. In: Schaffer, S.W., Baskin, S.I., Kocsis, J.J. (eds) The Effects of Taurine on Excitable Tissues. Monographs of the Physiological Society of Philadelphia, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8093-8_28

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