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The Biology of Taurine

Methods and Mechanisms

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 217)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Taurine and Cardiovascular Pharmacology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Biochemistry, Nutrition and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
    2. Introduction: Biochemistry, Nutrition and Development

      • Ryan J. Huxtable, Flavia Franconi
      Pages 25-28
    3. The Stabilizing Protein, Protein-A, of Cysteine Dioxygenase

      • Kenji Yamaguchi, Yu Hosokawa
      Pages 29-38
    4. Renal Taurine Transport — Recent Developments

      • Russell W. Chesney, Israel Zelikovic, Aaron L. Friedman, Shermine Dabbagh, Shirley Lippincott, Naomi Gusowski et al.
      Pages 49-59
    5. Taurine and Photoreceptor Structure: Biochemical and Electrophysiological Studies

      • H. Pasantes-Morales, O. Quesada, A. Picones, R. López-Escalera
      Pages 89-99
    6. Taurine Availability and Function in Neurogenetic Retinopathies

      • Charles E. Wright, Harris H. Tallan, Tena R. Wright, Bruce Gillam, Gerald E. Gaull, John A. Sturman
      Pages 101-112
    7. Nutritional Taurine Deficiency and Feline Pregnancy and Outcome

      • J. A. Sturman, T. Palackal, H. Imaki, R. C. Moretz, J. French, H. M. Wisniewski
      Pages 113-124
    8. Abnormal Visual Acuity and Retinal Morphology in Rhesus Monkeys Fed a Taurine-Free Diet During the First Three Postnatal Months

      • Martha Neuringer, Humi Imaki, John A. Sturman, Roger Moretz, Henryk M. Wisniewski
      Pages 125-134
    9. Taurine Concentrations in Human Heart — A Retrospective Analysis

      • H. Böhles, D. Michalk, E. Wagner-Thiessen
      Pages 135-138
    10. The Development of Heart and Brain Function in Low-Birth-Weight Infants Fed with Taurine-Supplemented Formula

      • D. V. Michalk, F. Tittor, R. Ringeisen, K. H. Deeg, H. Bohles
      Pages 139-145
  4. Pharmacology of Excited Tissue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
    2. Introduction: Pharmacology of Excitable Tissues

      • Flavia Franconi, Ryan J. Huxtable
      Pages 149-150
    3. Potentiation of Myocardial Ischemic Injury by Drug-Induced Taurine Depletion

      • S. W. Schaffer, S. Allo, M. Mozaffari
      Pages 151-158

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Ryan J. Huxtable

  • Cattedra di Saggi e Dosaggi Farmacologici, Facolta di Farmacia, Universita di Sassari, Sassari, Italy

    Flavia Franconi

  • Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology “Mario Aiazzi Manzini”, Universita di Firenze, Firenze, Italy

    Alberto Giotti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Taurine

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Mechanisms

  • Editors: Ryan J. Huxtable, Flavia Franconi, Alberto Giotti

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0405-8

  • 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 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42665-0Published: 30 November 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0407-2Published: 22 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0405-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 406

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology

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