The Metabolic Basis for the Taurine Requirement of Cats

摘要: Taurine is an essential dietary nutrient for cats because the rate of synthesis under most conditions less than loss from body. A deficiency taurine results in pathological states affecting a number organ systems, (Morris et al., 1990). Definition minimal requirements has been particularly challenging. Unlike many other nutrients, body dependent on composition diet, and method by which diet processed. The concentrations to satisfy each physiological function at this time are unknown likely be somewhat different function. For example, two clinical attributed cats, feline central retinal degeneration (FCRD) dilated cardiomyopathy do not always occur together same cat, can without presence (Pion 1987). purpose paper briefly review important factors that determine requirement nutrient, i.e. endogenous