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| Cavalcante-Lima,H.R.; Badauê-Passos Jr.,D.; de-Lucca Jr.,W.; Lima,H.R.C.; Costa-e-Sousa,R.H.; Olivares,E.L.; Cedraz-Mercez,P.L.; Reis,R.O.; Medeiros,M.A.; Côrtes,W.S.; Reis,L.C.. |
| We determined if the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) exerts tonic control of basal and stimulated sodium and water intake. Male Wistar rats weighing 300-350 g were microinjected with phosphate buffer (PB-DRN, N = 11) or 1 µg/0.2 µl, in a single dose, ibotenic acid (IBO-DRN, N = 9 to 10) through a guide cannula into the DRN and were observed for 21 days in order to measure basal sodium appetite and water intake and in the following situations: furosemide-induced sodium depletion (20 mg/kg, sc, 24 h before the experiment) and a low dose of dietary captopril (1 mg/g chow). From the 6th day after ibotenic acid injection IBO-DRN rats showed an increase in sodium appetite (12.0 ± 2.3 to 22.3 ± 4.6 ml 0.3 M NaCl intake) whereas PB-DRN did not exceed 2 ml (P <... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Sodium appetite; Water intake; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Serotonergic system; Ibotenic acid. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001100015 |
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