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Glucocorticoids increase salt appetite by promoting water and sodium excretion

Glucocorticoids [e.g., corticosterone and dexamethasone (Dex)], when administered systemically, greatly increase water drinking elicited by angiotensin and sodium ingestion in response to mineralocorticoids [e.g., aldosterone and deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)], possibly by acting in the brain....

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Main Authors: Thunhorst, Robert L., Beltz, Terry G., Johnson, Alan Kim
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922067/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17596327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00294.2007
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