Salt craving: The psychobiology of pathogenic sodium intake

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 709-721

  Morris, Michael J ^a,b,c   Na, Elisa S ^a,b,c   Johnson, Alan Kim ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedonic behavior; Hypertension; Motivation; Sensitization; Sodium intake

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIET; HUMAN; MOOD; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SALT CRAVING; SENSITIZATION; SODIUM APPETITE; SODIUM BALANCE; SODIUM DEFICIENCY; SODIUM DEPLETION; SODIUM INTAKE; TASTE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 45349087958     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.04.008     Document Type: Review

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