Clinical Study

Pharmacokinetics of Oral Taurine in Healthy Volunteers

Table 1

Plasma taurine concentrations (mmoL) in eight healthy volunteers after administration of 4 g (32 mmoL) oral taurine.

Time (hr)SubjectsMeanSEM
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00.060.040.030.030.030.040.060.040.040.00
0.50.310.440.220.410.040.040.230.190.240.05
10.620.570.610.840.200.060.350.800.510.10
1.50.460.560.740.750.600.300.530.620.570.05
20.320.440.930.510.720.770.320.430.560.08
2.50.270.410.660.360.640.840.240.370.470.08
30.230.270.400.280.420.680.210.230.340.06
3.50.180.220.360.250.330.490.200.200.280.04
40.110.160.260.180.270.410.170.180.220.03
50.070.100.160.110.200.320.070.030.130.03
60.060.080.080.100.100.230.060.040.090.02
70.060.070.080.070.090.140.060.030.070.01
80.060.060.050.040.070.050.060.050.050.00
240.060.040.030.020.040.060.070.060.050.01
480.050.040.040.020.020.060.090.040.050.01