date:Apr 09, 2013
In order to determine whether taurine has an effect on cell survival, salmon liver cells were isolated and cultured with minimal amounts of taurine or with a concentration similar to that found in normal salmon liver tissue. The results showed that a larger percentage of the liver cells that were given taurine survived than of those that were not.
This shows that taurine is important for salmon liver cells, which means in turn that it is also important for salmon health, says NIFES research sci