Role of the central nervous system neuropeptides in body fluid homeostasis.
Several peptides are produced by central nervous system neurons, many of these are involved in the control of body fluid homeostasis. The presence of neuropeptides in the median eminence and circumventricular organs, in the neurosecretory hypothalamic cell groups and in the baroreceptor centres are briefly summarized.
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001810:Blood Volume; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004231:Diuresis; D004326:Drinking; D006706:Homeostasis; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000502:physiology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000502:physiology; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior / Q000502:physiology; D011311:Pressoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D013351:Subcommissural Organ / Q000502:physiology; D013356:Subfornical Organ / Q000502:physiology; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000502:physiology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior; D014667:Vasopressins; D010121:Oxytocin