Photochemical damage in the albino rat retina: oral taurine has no effect on DNA and protein loss from severely damaged photoreceptor cells.
Albino Wistar rats were exposed continuously to fluorescent light, causing photoreceptor destruction over a period of 4 days. The rate of DNA and protein loss from the cells was not affected by administration of 5% taurine in the drinking water.
D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008027:Light; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D011506:Proteins; D013654:Taurine; D004247:DNA