Specific appetite for NaCl without postingestional repletion.

Abstract
Rats depleted of body sodium by intraperitoneal dialysis chose 3.0% NaCl solution over water in discrete trials in a preference tester. This preference was exhibited rapidly, presumably in the absence of postingestional consequences of fluid choice. It is suggested "that gustatory afferent signals initiated by the NaCl solution activate some central mechanism, previously sensitized by sodium depletion, to produce directly the adjustive intake behavior." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4EF05F. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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