Open AccessOsmoregulation of Taurine Transporter Function and Expression in Retinal Pigment Epithelial, Ganglion, and Müller Cells
Author(s) -
Amira El-Sherbeny,
Hany Naggar,
Seiji Miyauchi,
Mohammad Shamsul Ola,
Dennis M. Maddox,
Pamela M. Martin,
Vadivel Ganapathy,
Sylvia B. Smith
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.03-0503
Subject(s) - taurine , osmotic concentration , mannitol , stimulation , western blot , chemistry , northern blot , osmoregulation , biology , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , messenger rna , biochemistry , amino acid , ecology , salinity , gene
To determine whether taurine transporter (TauT) activity and expression are regulated by hyperosmolarity in RPE, ganglion, and Müller cells.