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The physiological regulation of thirst and fluid intake
Journal article   Peer reviewed

The physiological regulation of thirst and fluid intake

Michael J McKinley and Alan Kim Johnson
News in physiological sciences, Vol.19(1), pp.1-6
02/2004
DOI: 10.1152/nips.01470.2003
PMID: 14739394

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Abstract

Thirst is important for maintaining body fluid homeostasis and may arise from deficits in either intracellular or extracellular fluid volume. Neural signals arising from osmotic and hormonal influences on the lamina terminalis may be integrated within the brain, with afferent information relayed from intrathoracic baroreceptors via the hindbrain to generate thirst.
Animals Brain - physiology Drinking - physiology Humans Thirst - physiology Water-Electrolyte Balance - physiology

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