title: The ontogeny of salt appetite aroused by depletion in the rat.
abstract: The emergence of the rat's ability to respond behaviorally to a bodily sodium deficit was examined. Sucklings were depleted of bodily sodium by furosemide injections and their ability to replenish sodium by imbibing 3% NaCl solution was measured at different ages. The results suggest that the appetite for salt, as a response to sodium deficit, matures at weaning age.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Haifa University, Israel.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Leshem
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yehuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013894:Thirst / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride