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Phenotype of the taurine transporter knockout mouse.
Methods in enzymology - 1 Jan 2007
Warskulat Ulrich, Heller-Stilb Birgit, Oermann Evelyn, Zilles Karl, Haas Helmut, Lang Florian, Häussinger Dieter
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This chapter reports present knowledge on the properties of mice with disrupted gene coding for the taurine transporter (taut-/- mice). Study of those mice unraveled some of the roles of taurine and its membrane transport for the development and maintenance of normal organ functions and morphology. When compared with wild-type controls, taut-/- mice have decreased taurine levels in skeletal and heart muscle by...
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