Table 3. Correlation coefficients between taurine and each pyruvate precursor amino acid following taurine supplementation for 3 weeks.
Thr Ser Gly Ala
GC-W -.476 * -.477 * -.482 * -.144
GC-R -.530 * -.254 -.847 ** -.033
Plantaris -.791 ** -.612 ** -.882 ** -.090
Liver -.168 -.151 -.300 -.070
Plasma .171 .211 .212 .348
*, p < 0.05;**, p < 0.01 for correlations with taurine concentration analyzed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient.See footnote in for abbreviations.