Brain serotonin depletion enhances the sodium appetite induced by sodium depletion or beta-adrenergic stimulation

We investigate the influence of brain serotonin depletion on the sodium appetite. Rats depleted of serotonin through the systemic administration of p-chlorophenylalanine (300 mg/kg, ip, for 2 days) showed an intense natriorexigenic response induced by sodium depletion (furosemide, 20 mg/kg, sc, 24 h...

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Published in:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Main Authors:	Hawlinston R. C. Lima, Haerishton R. Cavalcante-Lima, Pedro L. Cedraz-Mercez, Ricardo H. Costa-E-Sousa, Emerson L. Olivares, Daniel Badauê-Passos-Jr, Magda A. Medeiros, Wellington S. Côrtes, Luís C. Reis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2004-03-01
Subjects:	apetite por sódio depleção cerebral de serotonina depleção de sódio e água isoproterenol sistema serotonérgico sodium appetite brain serotonin depletion sodium and water depletion serotonergic system
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652004000100008