title: [Taurine and the function of excitable tissues].
abstract: Integration of electrophysiological and neurochemical studies secured considerable success in analysis of inhibitory and activating effects of some aminoacids on the c. n. s. Taurine, in particular, was shown to participate in some important physiological and pathophysiological phenomena. In this review, the literature data as well as the author's own data on participation of taurine in some physiological reactions, are presented. Main hypotheses of the molecular mechanisms of the taurine effect upon excitable structures, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Taurin i funktsiia vozbudimykh tkaneĭ.