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Taurine

Nutritional Value and Mechanisms of Action

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. John B. Lombardini

    1. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA

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  2. Stephen W. Schaffer

    1. University of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, USA

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  3. Junichi Azuma

    1. Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 315)

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Waltham Symposium on Taurine and Cat Nutrition

    1. Review: Taurine Deficiency and the Cat

      • John Sturman
      Pages 1-5

    2. Taurine Synthesis in Cat and Mouse in Vivo and in Vitro

      • Ekkhart Trenkner, Alice Gargano, Philip Scala, John Sturman
      Pages 7-14

    3. Amino Acid Interaction with Taurine Metabolism in Cats

      • Elke A. Trautwein, K. C. Hayes
      Pages 15-22

    4. The Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Cysteic Acid on the Plasma Taurine Concentration of Cats Maintained on a Taurine-Restricted Diet

      • K. E. Earle, P. M. Smith
      Pages 23-32

    5. The Metabolic Basis for the Taurine Requirement of Cats

      • James H. Morris, Quinton R. Rogers
      Pages 33-44

    6. Intestinal Taurine and the Enterohepatic Circulation of Taurocholic Acid in the Cat

      • Mary Anne Hickman, James G. Morris, Quinton R. Rogers
      Pages 45-54

    7. Urinary Excretion of Taurine as a Function of Taurine Intake: Potential for Estimating Taurine Bioavailability in the Adult Cat

      • Jack Odle, Eric N. Glass, Gail L. Czarnecki-Maulden, David H. Baker
      Pages 55-62

    8. Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Taurine Deficiency in the Domestic Cat: Relationship to Diet and Myocardial Taurine Content

      • Paul D. Pion, Mark D. Kittleson, Mary L. Skiles, Quinton R. Rogers, James G. Morris
      Pages 63-73

    9. Reduction of Intrinsic Contractile Function of the Left Ventricle by Taurine Deficiency in Cats

      • Mark J. Novotny, Patricia M. Hogan
      Pages 75-81

    10. “Activation” of Alveolar Leukocytes Isolated From Cats Fed Taurine-Free Diets

      • Georgia B. Schuller-Levis, John A. Sturman
      Pages 83-90

    11. High Dietary Taurine and Feline Reproduction

      • John A. Sturman, Jeffrey M. Messing
      Pages 91-98

    12. Taurine Distribution in the Cat Muscle: An Immunohistochemical Study

      • Octavio Quesada, Peimin Lu, John A. Sturman
      Pages 99-104

  3. International Taurine Symposium: New Dimensions on Its Mechanisms of Action

    1. Taurine and the Heart

      1. Review: Myocardial Physiological Effects of Taurine and Their Significance
        • Stephen W. Schaffer, Junichi Azuma
        Pages 105-120
      2. Sarcolemmal Actions of Taurine Linked to Altered Phospholipid N-Methylation
        • Tomoyuki Hamaguchi, Junichi Azumal, Stephen Schaffer
        Pages 121-128
      3. Taurine Effects on Ionic Currents in Myocardial Cells
        • Nicholas Sperelakis, Hiroyasu Satoh, Ghassan Bkaily
        Pages 129-143
      4. Taurine Attenuates Contracture Induced by Perfusion with Low Sodium, High Calcium Medium in Chick Hearts
        • Yoshiji Ihara, Kyoko Takahashi, Hisato Harada, Akihiko Sawamura, Stephen W. Schaffer, Junichi Azuma
        Pages 145-152
      5. Effect of Taurine on Intracellular Calcium Dynamics of Cultured Myocardial Cells During the Calcium Paradox
        • Kyoko Takahashi, Hisato Harada, Stephen W. Schaffer, Junichi Azuma
        Pages 153-161
      6. Intracellular Effects of Taurine: Studies on Skinned Cardiac Preparations
        • D. S. Steele, G. L. Smith
        Pages 163-172
      7. Effects of Taurine Deficiency on Arrhythmogenesis and Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Cardiac Tissue
        • Norma Lake
        Pages 173-179
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The underlying philosophy of these two symposia on taurine remains the same as all those that have been held previously: the best way to remain current in the subject matter is to talk directly with the investigators at the forefront of the field. Thus, we brought together some 50 individuals from 11 different countries who have keen interests and active research programs in the many-faceted areas of taurine research. The meetings were held on October 8-10, 1991, in an elegant setting in a resort area at Orange Beach, Alabama, approximately 50 miles outside of Mobile on the Gulf Coast. The meetings were programmed as two separate Symposia held sequentially. The first symposia on October 8 was devoted exclusively to taurine research in the cat, primarily in the area of nutrition, and entitled "The Waltham Symposium on Taurine and Cat Nutrition". The second symposia on October 9 and 10 was open to all fields of taurine research and was entitled "International Taurine Symposium: New Dimensions on its Mechanisms of Actions". If the philosophy of these meetings was to bring both experts and novices together in a discussion and presentation of current taurine research, then the major purpose of the Proceedings is to document the current research efforts and to present an objective summary of where the taurine field stands today and where the focus will be in the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA

    John B. Lombardini

  • University of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, USA

    Stephen W. Schaffer

  • Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    Junichi Azuma

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