Taurine transporter gene expression in peripheral mononuclear blood cells of type 2 diabetic patients

Taurine acts as antioxidant, cell osmolyte, modulator of glucose metabolism, and plays a role in the retinal function. It is 10 3 -fold more concentrated in the intracellular than in the extracellular milieu due to a specific taurine-Na-dependent transporter (TauT), which is upregulated by hypertoni...

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