NaCl-preferring NZB/B1NJ Mice and NaCl-avoiding CBA/J Mice Have Similar Amiloride Inhibition of Chorda Tympani Responses to NaCl

Abstract
Integrated chorda tympani nerve responses to NaCl were studied in two mouse strains, an NaCl-preferring NZB/B1NJ and an NaCl-avoiding CBA/J. The NaCl responses of both strains had similar magnitude and were suppressed by amiloride to a similar extent. This suggests that peripheral gustatory responsiveness to NaCl is not the only mechanism underlying mouse strain variation in NaCl acceptance.