Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
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Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle M. Dunnett, R. C. Harris & D. A. Sewell To cite this article: M. Dunnett, R. C. Harris & D. A. Sewell (1992) Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle, Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 52:7, 725-730, DOI: 10.3109/00365519209115518 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365519209115518
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Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle M. D U N N E T T , R . C . H A R R I S & D . A . S E W E L L
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Department of Physiology, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
Dunnett M, Harris RC, Sewell DA. Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1992; 52: 725-730. Taurine (TAU) is found in large but variable amounts in the skeletal muscles of many species. It has been reported that slow twitch muscles in the rat exhibit higher TAU levels than fast twitch muscles. Variation in muscle taurine content may be attributable to differences in the fibre type composition of different muscles. TAU content (mmol kg-' dry muscle) and percentage type-1, type-2A, and type-2B fibre section area (f.s.a.) were measured in muscle samples taken from up to six sites in the middle gluteal muscle of four horses and one pony at post mortem and in biopsy samples taken from twenty Thoroughbred horses in race training. TAU was positively correlated to type-1 f.s.a. (r = 0.94, p
ISSN: 0036-5513 (Print) 1502-7686 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iclb20
Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle M. Dunnett, R. C. Harris & D. A. Sewell To cite this article: M. Dunnett, R. C. Harris & D. A. Sewell (1992) Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle, Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 52:7, 725-730, DOI: 10.3109/00365519209115518 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365519209115518
Published online: 08 Jul 2009.
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Date: 11 May 2016, At: 01:40
Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1992; 52: 725-730
Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle M. D U N N E T T , R . C . H A R R I S & D . A . S E W E L L
Downloaded by [University of California Santa Barbara] at 01:40 11 May 2016
Department of Physiology, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
Dunnett M, Harris RC, Sewell DA. Taurine content and distribution in equine skeletal muscle. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1992; 52: 725-730. Taurine (TAU) is found in large but variable amounts in the skeletal muscles of many species. It has been reported that slow twitch muscles in the rat exhibit higher TAU levels than fast twitch muscles. Variation in muscle taurine content may be attributable to differences in the fibre type composition of different muscles. TAU content (mmol kg-' dry muscle) and percentage type-1, type-2A, and type-2B fibre section area (f.s.a.) were measured in muscle samples taken from up to six sites in the middle gluteal muscle of four horses and one pony at post mortem and in biopsy samples taken from twenty Thoroughbred horses in race training. TAU was positively correlated to type-1 f.s.a. (r = 0.94, p
