1. Preface

   Pages: 497 - 497

2. The taurine transporter gene and its role in renal development

   • X. Han
   • A. M. Budreau
   • R. W. Chesney

   Review Article Pages: 499 - 507

3. Taurine and neural cell damage

   • P. Saransaari
   • S. S. Oja

   Review Article Pages: 509 - 526

4. Role of osmoregulation in the actions of taurine

   • S. Schaffer
   • K. Takahashi
   • J. Azuma

   Review Article Pages: 527 - 546

5. Sodium nitroprusside-induced seizure and taurine release from rat hippocampus

   • J. Hada
   • T. Kaku
   • K. Nagai

   Pages: 547 - 559

6. Stabilization of calcium uptake in rat rod outer segments by taurine and ATP

   • J. D. Militante
   • J. B. Lombardini

   Pages: 561 - 570

7. Observations on the relationship between the extracellular changes of taurine and glutamate during cortical spreading depression, during ischemia, and within the area surrounding a thrombotic infarct

   • D. Scheller
   • S. Szathmary
   • F. Tegtmeier

   Pages: 571 - 583

8. Decrease of plasma taurine in Gaucher disease and its sustained correction during enzyme replacement therapy

   • S. vom Dahl
   • I. Mönnighoff
   • D. Häussinger

   Pages: 585 - 592

9. Immunocytochemical localization of taurine in the fish retina under light and dark adaptations

   • Y. Omura
   • M. Inagaki

   Pages: 593 - 604

10. Physiological significance of taurine and the taurine transporter in intestinal epithelial cells

    • M. Shimizu
    • H. Satsu

    Pages: 605 - 614

11. Effects of chronic taurine treatment on reactivity of the rat aorta

    • W. Abebe
    • M. S. Mozaffari

    Pages: 615 - 623

12. Cardiovascular responses of the taurine-depleted rat to vasoactive agents

    • M. S. Mozaffari
    • W. Abebe

    Pages: 625 - 634

13. A taurine and caffeine-containing drink stimulates cognitive performance and well-being

    • R. Seidl
    • A. Peyrl
    • E. Hauser

    Pages: 635 - 642

14. Effects of high salt diets and taurine on the development of hypertension in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat

    • R. Dawson Jr.
    • S. Liu
    • B. Eppler

    Pages: 643 - 665

15. Detailed study of the different taurine uptake systems of colon LoVo MDR and non-MDR cell lines

    • C. Wersinger
    • G. Rebel
    • I. H. Lelong-Rebel

    Pages: 667 - 685

16. Modulation of taurine uptake in the goldfish retina and axonal transport to the tectum¶Effect of crushing the optic nerve or axotomy

    • A. Guerra
    • M. Urbina
    • L. Lima

    Pages: 687 - 703

17. Cysteine dioxygenase and γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase activities in primary cultured hepatocytes respond to sulfur amino acid supplementation in a reciprocal manner

    • J. Ohta
    • Y. H. Kwon
    • M. H. Stipanuk

    Pages: 705 - 728

18. Effects of endogenous glutamate on extracellular concentrations of taurine in striatum and nucleus accumbens of the awake rat: Involvement of NMDA and AMPA/kainate receptors

    • A. Del Arco
    • G. Segovia
    • F. Mora

    Short Communication Pages: 729 - 738