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Taurine in Nutrition and Neurology

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 139)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Physicochemical Properties of Taurine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
    2. Coordination and Binding of Taurine as Determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements on 13C-Labeled Taurine

      • Charles S. Irving, Bruce E. Hammer, Steven S. Danyluk, Peter D. Klein
      Pages 5-17
  3. Taurine in Nutrition and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-21
    2. Sources and Turnover Rates of Taurine in Newborn, Weanling, and Mature Rats

      • Ryan J. Huxtable, Shirley E. Lippincott
      Pages 23-45
    3. Studies on the Renal Handling of Taurine: Changes during Maturation and After Altered Dietary Intake

      • Russell W. Chesney, Aaron L. Friedman, Patti W. Albright, Diane K. Jax, Robben Gingery, Naomi Gusowski
      Pages 47-63
    4. Taurine and Tapetum Structure

      • J. A. Sturman, G. Y. Wen, H. M. Wisniewski, W. H. Niemann, K. C. Hayes
      Pages 65-78
    5. Taurine Deficiency: A Rationale for Taurine Depletion

      • K. C. Hayes, John A. Sturman
      Pages 79-87
    6. Taurine Nutrition in Man

      • Gerald E. Gaull
      Pages 89-95
  4. Transport and Metabolism of Taurine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-98
    2. Hypotaurine Aminotransferase

      • J. H. Fellman, E. S. Roth
      Pages 99-113
    3. Hypotaurine Uptake in Mouse Brain Slices

      • S. S. Oja, Pirjo Kontro
      Pages 115-126
    4. The Sulfur-Containing Amino Acid Pathway in Normal and Malignant Cell Growth

      • S. I. Baskin, K. Wakayama, T. Knight, J. H. Jepson, E. C. Besa
      Pages 127-141
    5. Taurine Transport by Reconstituted Membrane Vesicles

      • S. W. Schaffer, E. C. Kulakowski, J. H. Kramer
      Pages 143-160
  5. Taurine and the Heart

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-163
    2. Observations on the Action of Taurine at Arterial and Cardiac Levels

      • F. Franconi, A. Giotti, S. Manzini, F. Martini, I. Stendardi, L. Zilletti
      Pages 181-190
  6. The Neurochemistry of Taurine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-210

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Ryan J. Huxtable

  • Universidad National Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

    Herminia Pasantes-Morales

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Taurine in Nutrition and Neurology

  • Editors: Ryan J. Huxtable, Herminia Pasantes-Morales

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0402-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0404-4Published: 14 June 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0402-0Published: 09 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 552

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology

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