Intracranial renin alters gustatory neural responses in the nucleus of the solitary tract of rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 4 53-4, 2003, Pages

  Tamura, R ^a   Norgren, R ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Need free sodium intake; Neuropeptide; Renin angiotensin system; Single unit activity; Sodium appetite

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; QUININE; RENIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SODIUM APPETITE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWEETNESS; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0037385821     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00574.2002     Document Type: Article

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