Abstract
Concentrations of taurine have been measured in 44 microdissected rat brain nuclei or areas. Taurine is ubiquitously present and distributed unevenly in the rat brain: the ratio of the highest (pyriform cortex) to lowest (midbrain reticular formation) concentrations is 4.7:1. High taurine levels were found in cerebral cortical areas, caudate-putamen, cerebellum, median eminence, and supraoptic nucleus. Acute pain stress reduced taurine levels in the hypothalamus and the lower brainstem nuclei but not in cortical areas. Increased locomotor and behavioral activities following a high dose of amphetamine elevated taurine concentrations significantly in the substantia nigra and locus ceruleus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1333-1335 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurochemistry |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 |
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- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
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Taurine levels in discrete brain nuclei of rats. / Palkóvits, M.; Elekes, I.; Lang, T.; Patthy, A.
In: Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 47, No. 5, 1986, p. 1333-1335.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Taurine levels in discrete brain nuclei of rats
AU - Palkóvits, M.
AU - Elekes, I.
AU - Lang, T.
AU - Patthy, A.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Concentrations of taurine have been measured in 44 microdissected rat brain nuclei or areas. Taurine is ubiquitously present and distributed unevenly in the rat brain: the ratio of the highest (pyriform cortex) to lowest (midbrain reticular formation) concentrations is 4.7:1. High taurine levels were found in cerebral cortical areas, caudate-putamen, cerebellum, median eminence, and supraoptic nucleus. Acute pain stress reduced taurine levels in the hypothalamus and the lower brainstem nuclei but not in cortical areas. Increased locomotor and behavioral activities following a high dose of amphetamine elevated taurine concentrations significantly in the substantia nigra and locus ceruleus.
AB - Concentrations of taurine have been measured in 44 microdissected rat brain nuclei or areas. Taurine is ubiquitously present and distributed unevenly in the rat brain: the ratio of the highest (pyriform cortex) to lowest (midbrain reticular formation) concentrations is 4.7:1. High taurine levels were found in cerebral cortical areas, caudate-putamen, cerebellum, median eminence, and supraoptic nucleus. Acute pain stress reduced taurine levels in the hypothalamus and the lower brainstem nuclei but not in cortical areas. Increased locomotor and behavioral activities following a high dose of amphetamine elevated taurine concentrations significantly in the substantia nigra and locus ceruleus.
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