Table 1.

Amino acid evels (short-term exposure study).

Tissue	Group	Glutamate	GABA	Taurine
Cortex	Control	155.06 ± 4.32	37.34 ± 0.72	331.56 ± 6.93
	0.12% taurine	152.83 ± 4.32	35.55 ± 0.72a	326.24 ± 6.93
	female	160.04 ± 4.32b	36.72 ± 0.72	328.71 ± 6.93
	male	147.85 ± 4.32	36.17 ± 0.72	329.08 ± 6.93
Tissue	Group	Glutamate	GABA	Taurine
Hypothalamus	Control	85.56 ± 2.57	54.79 ± 1.1	142.30 ± 2.26
	0.12% taurine	90.08 ± 2.57	56.85 ± 1.1	147.69 ± 2.26
	female	96.03 ± 2.57c	56.66 ± 1.1	140.74 ± 2.26
	male	79.62 ± 2.57	54.98 ± 1.1	149.25 ± 2.26d

Values are reported as pmol/μg protein. Differences are indicated by bold text.

^atrend for lower levels in taurine-treated mice P < 0.1,

^btrend for higher levels in females P < 0.1,

^csignificantly higher in females P < 0.001,

^dsignificantly higher in males P < 0.05.