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Accumulation of taurine in the nasal mucosa and the olfactory bulb

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Using whole-body autoradiography of14C-taurine in mice we have observed a high concentration in the nasal mucosa followed by accumulation in the olfactory bulb at longer survival times. When14C-taurine was administered in the nasal cavity unilaterally, a high accumulation was observed in the ipsilateral olfactory bulb.

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  1. H. Samaan

    Present address: Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Drugs, National Board of Health and Welfare, Box 607, S-75125, Uppsala, Sweden

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  1. Neuropharmacology and Toxicology Department, National Organization of Drug Control and Research, P.O.B. 29, Cairo, Egypt

    N. G. Lindquist, A. Lydén, K. Narfström & H. Samaan

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Lindquist, N.G., Lydén, A., Narfström, K. et al. Accumulation of taurine in the nasal mucosa and the olfactory bulb. Experientia 39, 797–799 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990334

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