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Author:   David J. Ramsay ,  David Booth
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.919kg
ISBN:  

9781447118190

ISBN 10:   1447118197
Pages:   509
Publication Date:   08 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I. Perspectives on Thirst.- 1. Evolution of Physiological and Behavioural Mechanisms in Vertebrate Body Fluid Homeostasis.- 2. Water: Distribution Between Compartments and its Relationship to Thirst.- 3. The Ontogeny of Drinking.- 4. Influences on Human Fluid Consumption.- Section II. Physiological Influences on Drinking.- 5. Osmoreceptors for Thirst.- 6. Volume Receptors and the Stimulation of Water Intake.- 7. Hormonal Inputs to Thirst.- 8. Mineral Appetite: An Overview.- Section III. Neural Pathways of Water Deficit Signals.- 9. Central Projections of Osmotic and Hypovolaemic Signals in Homeostatic Thirst.- 10. Neurochemistry of the Circuitry Subserving Thirst.- 11. Central Control of Water and Sodium Chloride Intake in Rats During Hypovolaemia.- 12. Rostro-Sagittal Brain: Site of Integration of Hydrational Signals in Body Fluid Regulation and Drinking.- Section IV. Neural Organization of Drinking Behaviour.- 13. Sensory Detection of Water.- 14. Neostriatal Mechanisms Affecting Drinking.- 15. Drinking in Mammals: Functional Morphology, Orosensory Modulation and Motor Control.- 16. Drinking: Hindbrain Sensorimotor Neural Organization.- Section V. Behavioural Organization of Drinking.- 17. Learning, Thirst and Drinking.- 18. Effects of Eating on Drinking.- 19. Inhibitory Controls of Drinking: Satiation of Thirst.- 20. Social Influences on Fluid Intake: Laboratory Experiments with Rats, Field Observations of Primates.- Section VI. Determinants of Human Fluid Intake.- 21. Bout Pattern Analysis of Ad Libitum Fluid Intake.- 22. Individual and Cultural Factors in the Consumption of Beverages.- 23. Alcohol- and Caffeine-Beverage Consumption: Causes Other Than Water Deficit.- 24. Environmental and Sensory Modulation of Fluid Intake in Humans.- 25. Physiological Determinants of Fluid Intake in Humans.- Section VII. Variations in Human Fluid Intake.- 26. Thirst and Fluid Intake in the Elderly.- 27. The Consequences of Exercise on Thirst and Fluid Intake.- 28. Effects of Environmental Stresses and Privations on Thirst.- 29. Effect of Changes in Reproductive Status on Fluid Intake and Thirst.- 30. Disorders of Thirst in Man.- Section VIII. A Concluding View.- 31. Thirst and Salt Intake: A Personal Review and Some Suggestions.

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