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The effects of fludrocortisone acetate and deoxycorticosterone acetate on salt appetite in mice.
Physiology & behavior - 1 Oct 1993
Underwood K A, McCutcheon N B, Dudek B C
Abstract excerpt
Three genotypes of mice were shown to increase their intake of 3% sodium chloride (NaCl) following administration of fludrocortisone acetate (25 mg/kg), a synthetic steroid having strong mineralocorticoid/glucocorticoid activity. However, treatment with deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) (10 mg/kg), a corticosteroid with predominantly mineralocorticoid activity, did not increase 3% NaCl consumption by the stock...
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