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The presence of particularly high amounts of taurine in the retina, as well as its distribution in the retina of several species, has been well established (Kennedy and Voaden, 1974; Yates and Kenn, 1976; Orr et al., 1976). Yet investigations up to now have not clarified the role of taurine in retinal function.
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Pasantes-Morales, H., Ademe, R.M., López-Colomé, A.M. (1981). The Effect of Taurine on 45Calcium Transport by Retinal Subcellular Fractions. In: Schaffer, S.W., Baskin, S.I., Kocsis, J.J. (eds) The Effects of Taurine on Excitable Tissues. Monographs of the Physiological Society of Philadelphia, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8093-8_14
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