Table 1. Taurine Concentrations in Various Tissues.

Tissue Type	Taurine Concentration*
Human
Brain
Developing	4-20 μmol/g (40)
Adult	1-9 μmol/g (40)
Heart	6 μmol/g (41); 15-25 μmol/g (42)
Liver	2 μmol/g (41)
Skeletal muscles	5 μmol/g (41)
Retina	30-40 μmol/g (41)
Plasma	50-80 μmol/L (41, 42); 100 μmol/L (43)
Leukocytes & platelets	13-17 μmol/L (44); 10-50 μmol/L (43)
Rat
Brain	3 μmol/g (41); 5 μmol/g (45, 46)
Heart	20 (46); 30 μmol/g (47)
Liver	3 μmol/g (41); 4 μmol/g (45, 46)
Skeletal muscles	7μmol/g (41); 16 μmol/g (45)
Retina	27 μmol/g (41); 50 μmol/g (47)
Plasma	360 μmol/L (45); 450 μmol/L (41)
Kidney	7 μmol/g (46); 9 μmol/g (45)

^*Units for some values have been changed from those originally published for uniformity