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. 2014 Apr 24;5:159. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00159

Table 1.

Summary of osmolyte concentrations in mouse tissues.

Content Brain (μmol/g) Kidney (μmol/g) Liver (μmol/g) References
Betaine 0.02–0.1 1–5 1–10 Schwahn et al., 2004; Clow et al., 2008; Teng et al., 2011
Taurine 5–10 8–20 5–15 Brosnan and Brosnan, 2006; Warskulat et al., 2006; Zhou et al., 2012b; Roman et al., 2013; Bjørnsen et al., 2014
myo-inositol 5–7 6–7 0.3–0.6 Chau et al., 2005; Bjørnsen et al., 2014