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The attempts to correlate the high levels of taurine which are present in cardiac tissue with a physiological function have generated much speculation. However, success has thus far been quite fleeting as unfortunately a mechanism(s) of action for taurine in the myocardium has eluded all investigations and the role of taurine remains an unknown entity in the heart. The only observation concerning taurine in cardiac tissue that is non-controversial is that it constitutes approximately 50% of the free amino acid pool of the heart (Jacobsen and Smith, 1968).
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Lombardini, J.B. (1980). Effects of Ischemia on Taurine Levels. In: Cavallini, D., Gaull, G.E., Zappia, V. (eds) Natural Sulfur Compounds. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3045-5_25
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