Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5925367 | Physiology & Behavior | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our data indicate that early sodium availability induces a long-term effect on fluid drinking and on the cell activity of brain nuclei involved in the control of hydromineral balance. These results also suggest that availability of a rich source of sodium during the perinatal period may provoke a larger anticipatory response in the offspring, activating the vasopressinergic system and reducing thirst after water and sodium depletion, as a result of central osmosensitive mechanism alterations.
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Authors
A.F. Macchione, X.E. Caeiro, A. Godino, J.L. Amigone, J. Antunes-Rodrigues, L. Vivas,