| Literature DB >> 27918529 |
Brooke C Jarvie1, Richard D Palmiter1,2.
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Sodium-depleted animals develop an appetite for aversive concentrations of sodium. Here we show that chemogenetic activation of aldosterone-sensitive neurons that express 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD2) in the nucleus of the solitary tract is sufficient to drive consumption of sodium-containing solutions in mice, independently of thirst or hunger. These HSD2-positive neurons are necessary for full expression of sodium appetite and have distinct downstream targets that are activated during sodium depletion.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27918529 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4451
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884