THE neuronal role of angiotensin II in thirst, sodium appetite, cognition and memory

Biological Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 545-559

  Mosimann, Robert ^a   Imboden, Hans ^a   Felix, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR;

COGNITION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CONDUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM APPETITE; THIRST;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; APPETITE; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM, DIETARY; THIRST;

EID: 0029907214     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1996.tb01284.x     Document Type: Article

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