Effect of taurine on the lung collagen content in myopathic hamsters.
The effect of taurine, Guanidino Ethyl Sulfonate (G.E.S.) and NaCl on the lung mass and collagen content in BIO 14.6 strain of the Syrian hamster was investigated. Lungs from healthy and cardiomyopathic hamsters showed no change in mass or collagen content as a result of the various treatments.
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat.
D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000378:metabolism*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008647:Mesocricetus; D012016:Reference Values; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013654:Taurine; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D003094:Collagen