Age-associated loss of carrier-mediated intestinal taurine transport in cats.
Taurine uptake across the intestinal brush border membrane of the adult cat seems not to be mediated by a specific transport mechanism. Therefore taurine absorption from the gastrointestinal tract will possibly become a limiting factor for maintenance of taurine homeostasis in the cat under conditions of decreased dietary taurine intake.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004032:Diet; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D013654:Taurine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D013654:Taurine