Taurine and Beta-Alanine Uptake in Cultured Human Skin Fibroblasts from Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia
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- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 6 (2) , 251-253
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100119730
Abstract
Summary: Taurine and ß-alanine uptake kineiics were studied in cultured skin fibroblasts from 9 patients with Friedreich's Ataxia and 8 controls. No significant difference was observed. The data support the presence of normal ß-amino acid carrier protein in Friedreich's Ataxia cell membrane.Keywords
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