Taurine in development
| Autor: | J. A. Sturman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Nervous system
medicine.medical_specialty Taurine Physiology Medicine (miscellaneous) Growth Biology Kidney Muscle Development Retina Excretion chemistry.chemical_compound Physiology (medical) Internal medicine Lens Crystalline medicine Animals Humans Molecular Biology Glutamate uptake Nutrition and Dietetics Choroid Dietary constituent Myocardium Reproduction Glutamate receptor Kidney metabolism Brain Biological Transport General Medicine Diet Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Liver chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Physiological Reviews. 73:119-147 |
| ISSN: | 1522-1210 0031-9333 |
| DOI: | 10.1152/physrev.1993.73.1.119 |
| Popis: | Taurine is a ubiquitous dietary constituent of most mammals and is present in especially high concentrations in the tissues of developing mammals. Research to date indicates that taurine plays an important role in the development of the nervous system and the process of migration in particular. It is speculated that taurine uptake and release, in conjunction with glutamate uptake and release, may represent one form of communication between neurons and glial cells. The need of taurine by the body is emphasized by the ability of the kidney to curtail taurine excretion to conserve taurine in the face of a low dietary taurine intake. The evidence for a special role of taurine in development is considered and discussed. |
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