Thirst

David E Leib; Christopher A Zimmerman; Zachary A Knight

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.019

Thirst

Curr Biol. 2016 Dec 19;26(24):R1260-R1265. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.019.

Authors

David E Leib¹, Christopher A Zimmerman¹, Zachary A Knight²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology, Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
² Department of Physiology, Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA. Electronic address: zachary.knight@ucsf.edu.

Abstract

Our bodies are mostly water, and this water is constantly being lost through evaporative and other means. Thus the evolution of robust mechanisms for finding and consuming water has been critical for the survival of most animals. In this Primer, we discuss how the brain monitors the water content of the body and then transforms that physical information into the motivation to drink.

MeSH terms

Animals
Drinking / physiology*
Humans
Thirst / physiology*
Water-Electrolyte Balance / physiology*

Abstract

MeSH terms

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