Vasopressin and oxytocin release evoked by NaCl loads are selectively blunted by area postrema lesions

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 3 47-3, 2000, Pages

  Huang, Wan ^a   Sved, Alan F ^a   Stricker, Edward M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystokinin; Hypovolemia; Neurohypophysis; Osmoregulation; Posterior pituitary; Sodium regulation

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; MANNITOL; OXYTOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOVOLEMIA; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

EID: 0034095476     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.3.r732     Document Type: Article

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