Accumulation of taurine in the nasal mucosa and the olfactory bulb.
Using whole-body autoradiography of 14C-taurine in mice we have observed a high concentration in the nasal mucosa followed by accumulation in the olfactory bulb at longer survival times. When 14C-taurine was administered in the nasal cavity unilaterally, a high accumulation was observed in the ipsilateral olfactory bulb.
D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D013654:Taurine