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Taurine is found in mammalian skeletal muscle fibers and all other excitable tissues (17), but its function is not well understood (16). Abnormal taurine contents whether pathologically or experimentally induced are often associated with changes of excitability in heart (9), nerve (8,21), and retina (4). The taurine content is increased in skeletal muscle from the dystrophic chicken (23).
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Conte-Camerino, D. et al. (1987). Effect of Taurine on Chloride Conductance and Excitability of Rat Skeletal Muscle Fibers. In: Huxtable, R.J., Franconi, F., Giotti, A. (eds) The Biology of Taurine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 217. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0405-8_22
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