A New Functional Role of Oxytocin: Participation in Osmoregulation

Autor: D. V. Golosova, Yu. V. Natochin, E. I. Shakhmatova
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections. 479(1)
ISSN: 1608-3105
Popis: After a water load in rats hyperhydration occurs and the secretion of oxytocin increases by the neurohypophysis. This increases the water diuresis, the water is quickly excreted by the kidney, and the recovery of osmotic homeostasis is accelerated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE