| Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Metabolism of Taurine | |
| Hypotaurine Oxidation: An HPLC-Mass Approach | p. 3 |
| In Vitro Evaluation of Hypotaurine Activity on Oxidized LDL | p. 9 |
| Hypotaurine Protection on Cell Damage by H[subscript 2]O[subscript 2] and on Protein Oxidation by Cu[superscript ++] and H[subscript 2]O[subscript 2] | p. 17 |
| Cysteine Sulfinate Decarboxylase (CSD): Molecular Cloning, Sequence and Genomic Expression in Brain | p. 25 |
| Effect of Taurine and Guanidinoethane Sulfonate on Glutathione Metabolism in the Rat | p. 33 |
| Determination of Cysteinyl-Containing Peptides and Associated Enzyme Activities in Rat Tissues by Reverse Phase HPLC | p. 41 |
| The Effects of Aging on Taurine Content and Biosynthesis in Different Strains of Rats | p. 55 |
| Taurine and the Liver and Pancreas | |
| Taurine Levels and Localization in Pancreatic Islets | p. 65 |
| Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Induced Depleton of Taurine from Rat Liver in Vivo and in Vitro | p. 71 |
| Effect of Taurine in Precision-Cut Liver Slices Exposed to the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid, Retrorsine | p. 79 |
| Effect of Taurine on Biliary Metabolites of Glutathione in Liver Perfused with the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid, Monocrotaline | p. 85 |
| Antagonism by Taurine on the Ruthenium Red-Induced and 6-Hydroxy-Dopamine Plus 1-Methyl-4-Phenylpyridinium-Induced Ca[superscript 2+] Release from Rat Liver Mitochondria | p. 91 |
| Effect of Taurine Supplementation on the Lipid Peroxide Formation and the Activities of Glutathione-Related Enzymes in the Liver and Islet of Type I and II Diabetic Model Mice | p. 99 |
| Taurine Protects Liver against Lipid Peroxidation and Membrane Disintegration during Rat Hepatocarcinogenesis | p. 105 |
| Taurine in Muscle and the Cardiovascular System | |
| Effect of Taurine on Excitation-Contraction Coupling of the Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle of the Dystrophic MDX Mouse | p. 115 |
| Cardiac Actions of Taurine as a Modulator of the Ion Channels | p. 121 |
| Taurine Improves Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertrophy of Cultured Neonatal Rat Heart Cells | p. 129 |
| Effects of Taurine on Signal Transduction Steps Induced during Hypertrophy of Rat Heart Myocytes | p. 137 |
| Effect of Taurine Depletion on Angiotensin II-Mediated Modulation of Myocardial Function | |
| Antioxidant and Anti-Ischemic Actions of Taurine | |
| Taurine Inhibition of Iron-Stimulated Catecholamine Oxidation | p. 155 |
| Effects of Taurine Supplementation on Lipid Peroxidation, Blood Glucose and Blood Lipid Metabolism in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats | p. 163 |
| Uptake of Taurine and Taurine Chloramine in Murine Macrophages and Their Distribution in Mice with Experimental Inflammation | p. 169 |
| Taurine Chloramine Inhibits the Production of Superoxide Anion, IL-6 and IL-8 in Activated Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes | p. 177 |
| Myeloperoxidase (MPO) May Mediate Neutrophil Adherence to the Endothelium through Upregulation of CD11b Expression--An Effect Downregulated by Taurine | p. 183 |
| No Beneficial Effects of Taurine Application on Oxygen Free Radical Production after Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats | p. 193 |
| Influence of Taurine Supplementation on the Ischemic Preservation of the Isolated Rat Kidney | p. 201 |
| Osmotic Actions of Taurine | |
| Taurine: An Osmolyte in Mammalian Tissues | p. 209 |
| Phospholemman: A Cardiac Taurine Channel Involved in Regulation of Cell Volume | p. 219 |
| Taurine Efflux and Intracellular pH during Astrocyte Volume Regulation | p. 229 |
| Adaptations of Cerebral Volume-Regulatory Taurine Transport to Chronic Disturbances of Plasma Osmolality | p. 237 |
| Transport and General Studies on Taurine | |
| Effects of Steroid Hormones and Cyclosporine A on Taurine-Transporter Activity in the RAW264.7 Cell Line | p. 247 |
| The Anion-Exchanger AE1 Is a Diffusion Pathway for Taurine Transport in Rat Erythrocytes | p. 255 |
| Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of an LLC-PK1 Cell Taurine Transporter That Is Adaptively Regulated by Taurine | p. 261 |
| Regulation of the Taurine Content in Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells | p. 269 |
| Functional Consequences of Calcium Uptake Modulation by Taurine in Vivo and in Vitro | p. 277 |
| Amplified Effect of Taurine on PCB-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Rats | p. 285 |
| Taurine Can Ameliorate Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Rats | p. 291 |
| The Effects of Taurine and Biogenetically Related Sulfur-Containing Compounds on the Metabolism and Hypothermic Effect of Ethanol in the Rat | p. 299 |
| Modification by Taurine of the Metabolism and Hypothermic Effect of Ethanol in the Rat | p. 309 |
| Dietary Taurine Supplementation Reduces Plasma and Liver Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels in Rats Fed a High-Cholesterol or a Cholesterol-Free Diet | p. 319 |
| Taurine and the Central Nervous System. I: The Brain | |
| Interrelationship between Taurine and GABA | p. 329 |
| Regulation of Taurine Biosynthesis and Its Physiological Significance in the Brain | p. 339 |
| Cell-Damaging Conditions Release More Taurine Than Excitatory Amino Acids from the Immature Hippocampus | p. 347 |
| Effects of NO-Generating Compounds on the Uptake and Release of Taurine in the Mouse Brain | p. 355 |
| The in Vivo Release of Taurine in the Striatonigral Pathway | p. 363 |
| Taurine-Induced Potentiation Is Partially Reversed by Low Frequency Synaptic Stimulation | p. 371 |
| Treatment of Rat Brain Membranes with Taurine Increases Radioligand Binding | p. 377 |
| Taurine Modulates Glutamate- and Growth Factors-Mediated Signaling Mechanisms | p. 385 |
| Effect of Taurine on Human Fetal Neuron Cells: Proliferation and Differentiation | p. 397 |
| Taurine and the Central Nervous System. II: The Retina | |
| The Role of Taurine in Osmotic, Mechanical and Chemical Protection of the Retinal Rod outer Segments | p. 407 |
| Effects of Taurine and Light on Retinal GABA Content and the Efflux of [superscript 14]C-GABA and [superscript 14]C-Aspartate from Frog Retina | p. 415 |
| Taurine-Stimulated outgrowth from the Retina Is Impaired by Protein Kinase C Activators and Phosphatase Inhibitors | p. 423 |
| Unique Pharmacological Interactions of Taurine and Chelerythrine in the Retina | p. 431 |
| Increased Phosphorylation of Specific Rat Cardiac and Retinal Proteins in Taurine-Depleted Animals: Isolation and Identification of the Phosphoproteins | p. 441 |
| Extensive Taurine Depletion and Retinal Degeneration in Cats Treated with [beta]-Alanine for 40 Weeks | p. 449 |
| Taurine and Human Nutrition | |
| The Role of Taurine in Infant Nutrition Russell W. Chesney, Richard A. Helms, Michael Christensen | p. 463 |
| Quantitation of Taurine and Selenium Contents in Human Milk, and Estimated Intake of Taurine by Breast-Fed Infants during the early Periods of Lactation | p. 477 |
| Plasma Concentration of Taurine Is Higher in Malnourished than Control Children: Differences between kwashiokor an Marasmus | p. 487 |
| The Effect of Dietary Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids on Calcium Excretion | p. 495 |
| Taurine Content in Chinese Foods and Daily Taurine Intake of Chinese Men | p. 501 |
| Effects of Dietary Taurine on Auditory Function in Full Term Infants | p. 507 |
| Index | p. 515 |
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