Neural circuits underlying thirst and fluid homeostasis

CA Zimmerman, DE Leib, ZA Knight - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Thirst motivates animals to find and consume water. More than 40 years ago, a set of
interconnected brain structures known as the lamina terminalis was shown to govern thirst …

International union of pharmacology. XXIII. The angiotensin II receptors

M De Gasparo, KJ Catt, T Inagami, JW Wright… - Pharmacological …, 2000 - ASPET
The cardiovascular and other actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) are mediated by AT1 and AT2
receptors, which are seven transmembrane glycoproteins with 30% sequence similarity …

Angiotensin, thirst, and sodium appetite

JT Fitzsimons - Physiological reviews, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
Fitzsimons, JT Angiotensin, Thirst, and Sodium Appetite. Physiol. Rev. 78: 583–686, 1998.—
Angiotensin (ANG) II is a powerful and phylogenetically widespread stimulus to thirst and …

Neuroendocrine control of body fluid metabolism

J Antunes-Rodrigues, M De Castro… - Physiological …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Antunes-Rodrigues, José, Margaret de Castro, Lucila LK Elias, Marcelo M. Valença, and
Samuel M. McCann. Neuroendocrine Control of Body Fluid Metabolism. Physiol Rev 84: 169 …

The brain renin–angiotensin system: location and physiological roles

MJ McKinley, AL Albiston, AM Allen, ML Mathai… - The international journal …, 2003 - Elsevier
Angiotensinogen, the precursor molecule for angiotensins I, II and III, and the enzymes
renin, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), and aminopeptidases A and N may all be …

The neuroendocrinology of thirst and salt appetite: visceral sensory signals and mechanisms of central integration

AK Johnson, RL Thunhorst - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 1997 - Elsevier
This review examines recent advances in the study of the behavioral responses to deficits of
body water and body sodium that in humans are accompanied by the sensations of thirst …

Localization and Characterization of Insulin Receptors in Rat Brain and Pituitary Gland Using in Vitro Autoradiography and Computerized Densitometry

GA Werther, A Hogg, BJ Oldfield, MJ McKINLEY… - …, 1987 - academic.oup.com
In order to identify likely sites of action in insulin in rat brain we have used the technique of in
vitro autoradiography and computerized densitometry to map, characterize, and quantify its …

The sensory circumventricular organs of the mammalian brain: subfornical organ, OVLT and area postrema

MJ McKinley - 2003 - books.google.com
The brain's three sensory circumventricular organs, the subfornical organ, organum
vasculosum of the lamina terminalis and the area postrema lack a blood brain barrier and …

Angiotensin-(1–7): an update

RAS Santos, MJ Campagnole-Santos, SP Andrade - Regulatory peptides, 2000 - Elsevier
The renin-angiotensin system is a major physiological regulator of arterial pressure and
hydro-electrolyte balance. Evidence has now been accumulated that in addition to …

The median preoptic nucleus: front and centre for the regulation of body fluid, sodium, temperature, sleep and cardiovascular homeostasis

MJ McKinley, ST Yao, A Uschakov… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Located in the midline anterior wall of the third cerebral ventricle (ie the lamina terminalis),
the median preoptic nucleus (Mn PO) receives a unique set of afferent neural inputs from …