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.