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Gaull, G. E. (Department of Human Development and Nutrition, Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities and Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York). Taurine in the nutrition of the human infant. Acta Paediatr Scand, Suppl. 269:38, 1982. — The precise biological role of taurine is unknown apart from its conjugation with bile acids and xenobiotics. Evidence is accumulating, however, that taurine may have a more general biological role in development and membrane stability. Furthermore, there is a dietary requirement for taurine in the human infant. Whether or not it is “essential” in man, awaits further study.
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