Taurine: A Maternally Derived Nutrient Linking Mother and Offspring

Taurine: A Maternally Derived Nutrient Linking Mother and Offspring

Mammals can obtain taurine from food and synthesize it from sulfur-containing amino acids. Mammalian fetuses and infants have little ability to synthesize taurine. Therefore, they are dependent on taurine given from mothers either via the placenta or via breast milk. Many lines of evidence demonstra...

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Main Author: Shiro Tochitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Metabolites
Subjects:
2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
developmental programming
GABA<sub>A</sub> receptors
glycine receptors
neural progenitor
neural stem cell
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/3/228

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